Are you guys serious? I would imagine that the reason he`s in the paper is because someone (possibly a reporter) has noticed how young he was and thought hey, that`ll make a good article. Pilot training costs are phenomenol these days, How else are you going pay for it besides help from your folks? Good on him I say, he`s doing well and lets face: experience is great, but proper training and common sense goes along way to making a safe operation.