Teenage pilot to land in Dubai during round-world flight record attempt – The National

Teenage pilot to land in Dubai during round-world flight record attempt – The National

A teenage pilot is set to land in Dubai during his world-record attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the globe solo in a small plane.

Mack Rutherford, a 16-year-old British-Belgian pilot, received his pilot's licence in 2020, making him the youngest pilot in the world at age 15.

On March 23, he took off from Bulgaria to begin his journey around the world in an ultralight plane, weighing only 325 kilograms and flying at speeds of 299 kilometres per hour.