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A seven-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a Royal Airforce Pilot took his first flying lesson and even flew the plane for a few seconds.
Pint-sized Jacob Newson said it was one the best experiences in his life when he took to the skies for the very first time after dad Andrew, 53, surprised him with the lesson. The little lad even took over the controls of the Piper PA-28 Cherokee and soared 3,000 feet into the air during the flight last Friday.
Jacob Newson, seven, from Leeds, has completed his first ever flying lesson
He is now one of the youngest pilots in UK after flying a Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Jacob decided to do the lesson after losing his mother Andrea, 49, to cancer
His father Andrew, 53, faced his own fear of flying so his son could do the lesson
The father and son are also climbing Yorkshire s highest peaks to raise money
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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 .