Jacob Newson: Leeds boy, 7, takes to skies for 'first flying lesson'

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An aviation obsessed seven-year-old boy has taken to the skies for his first flying lesson.
Jacob Newson, from Leeds, took the controls of the Piper PA-28 Cherokee during a flight out of White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead, under the watchful eye of instructor Mark Green.
Hi father, Andrew, said: "He had control for about five to 10 seconds and he absolutely loved it."
Jacob added: "It was pretty scary, I thought my dad was going to throw up."
image copyrightAndrew Newson
image captionAndrew Newson said it was "probably the most exciting time of [Jacob's] life to date"
Mr Newson, an emergency medical technician for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, said his son has been a fan of aviation all his life and described his first lesson on Friday as "probably the most exciting time of his life to date".

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