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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.
Picture: SWNS A seven-year-old West Yorkshire boy who one day dreams of becoming an RAF pilot has taken 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 (April 16). Before the pandemic struck, the RAF-obsessed boy was due to retrace the escape route of New Zealand s most famous World War II pilot Alan Deere in Dunkirk for charity.
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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.
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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 .
We have taken a look back at the charity’s history to mark the occasion. In April
1999, the Automobile Association (AA) helped to set out the country’s first national air ambulance association, following a £14million donation to fund seven helicopters across the UK. In December, the first helicopter, the A109 Augusta, arrived, which was painted yellow with AA livery. In
2002, the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust became fully funded by the communities of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. In
2007, TVAA relocated from its original home at White Waltham Airfield, moving to RAF Benson as its new operating base.