- Amelia Joanna Brunt is a 21-year-old student in London who’s qualified as a helicopter pilot.
- She grew up flying with her dad, who inspired her to get her private pilot’s license.
- Brunt told Insider about the training process and how she’ll never forget her first solo flight.
This as-told-to article is based on a transcribed conversation with Amelia Joanna Brunt, a 21-year-old student in England who has a private helicopter pilot’s license. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I officially got my helicopter license this January at 21. It took around 18 months of training. I grew up flying in helicopters all the time with my dad, who had a license, and we would spend most weekends at the airfield.
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