He may be too young to drive a car by himself, but Tasmanian teenager Oliver O’Halloran now holds a flying record.
The 17-year-old has become the youngest person to fly solo and unassisted around Australia.
He returned to Hobart today after a 20-day trip flying 15,000 kilometres circumnavigating the country in a single-engine aircraft, in a record attempt dubbed Solo17.
Oliver only got his pilot’s licence on his recent birthday but this morning touched down with a flying record under his belt.
A group of family and friends greeted him with applause and cheers, with the Grade 11 student rushing to give his mum and little brother a hug.
“It is good to be back, I missed the family,” he said…
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