I'm sure no one's knocking the lad, he's clearly determined and enthusiastic, but the thing here is a classic example of the media not having a clue about how things work in the airline industry. It is not that special to have an fATPL at 19, and there are many who actually are flying with airlines at this age. The reason why there's a discussion on here is because a newspaper has made it out as if the achievement is unique, when clearly it isn't. But then again, the general public share the media's, dare I say, ignorace about the airline industry and pilots inparticular, so of course these people aren't on our level when it comes to commenting on how much of an achievement it is to be qualified at a young age. The lad's unfortunate in a way that his story made it into a local paper.