He’s feeling like a star.
He’s feeling like a star.
A 17-year-old became the youngest person to fly solo around the world after landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia on Wednesday.
Mack Rutherford, a British-Belgian aviator, took off from Sofia on March 23 when he was just 16 years old and spent six months traversing 52 countries and five continents in a Shark ultralight aircraft.
Mack Rutherford talks to the media in Belgium on Tuesday, shortly before completing his circumnavigation of the globe. (Virginia Mayo/AP)
“Just follow your dreams, no matter how old you are – work hard and move forward to achieve your goals,” Rutherford said after landing on Wednesday.
Record-setting aviation runs in the family.
