15-year-old pilot on course to circumnavigate the globe

CROHN'S DISEASE FAILS TO DAMPEN BYRON WALLER'S PASSION FOR AVIATION

- BY SAJILA SASEENDRAN Chief Reporter

A 15-year-old pilot touched down in the UAE in his own plane on Friday, completing a leg of his world-record-attempting circumnavigation of the globe.

Sharing exclusive video footage of the landing at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, Australian pilot Byron Waller, known as Teen Pilot Down Under, told Gulf News that the UAE marks a major milestone before he continues through Egypt, Europe, Iceland, Canada, the US, and finally back home. Byron began his world tour from Brisbane in Australia and flew to Singapore, Sri Lanka, and India before landing in Abu Dhabi from Ahmedabad in India.

He is accompanied on this journey by an instructor to meet legal requirements.