Around the World
Barrington Irving becomes the youngest person to fly solo around the earth. And he did it in a plane he built himself! (Update- okay, he didn’t build it himself- the original article explains that he had it built from parts he had donated. Still!)
Irving was born in Jamaica and grew up in Miami. He said he saw little chance for success until he met a Jamaican-American pilot at his parents’ bookstore who took him to see a Boeing 777. The 15-year-old was mesmerized and turned down college football scholarships to become a pilot.
Irving is now studying at Florida Memorial University and has private and commercial pilot licenses. He also founded Experience Aviation, a Miami-based organization that encourages minority youths to pursue aviation careers.
Way to go, Irv!