Ron Garret wrote:
In article . com,
wrote:


Jonathan strickland, a 14-year-old boy from California, is believed to
be the youngest person in the world to fly solo in different aircraft
on the same day. He flew solo in a small aircraft, and then after
making a couple of touch and go's, Jonathan jumped into a helicopter.
Jonathan is one of hundreds of inner city kids in Los Angeles who are
given the opportunity to receive free flight instructions from a
canadian airport in exchange for doing charity work. And as tradition
requires, Jonathan ended the historic day with a splash. Take a look at
this video about Johnathan, this isn't a spam:
http://www.groundhog.tv/apps/editor/...1613468607.wmv


Don't you have to be 16 to solo?

Legally, yes. We have a family here that never lets the rules get in
their way. They have a kid who is now 21 who flew young eagles as a 17
year old. In the family jet ranger. He's been flying since he was 8 or
9. The whole family is that way. He quit college to fly relief
missions with his Dad and other family members when that tsunami hit
Indonesia a couple years ago. His Dad, uncle and aunt fly for the
airlines, until recently. The money is so infinitely better flying
their helicopters for firefighting that they have all left the airlines.
Flying for the Forest Service is literally like printing money.