The teenager, from Gornal, in Dudley, was struggling to find work when he spotted an advert for his dream role on the Government job centre website for a trainee pilot.
He said: “I was searching for a job for about five months and was finding it really tough in the current climate. I went to college and studied to become an electrician, but after I finished nobody was recruiting even though I had all the qualifications.
“Ever since I was young I have wanted to be a pilot but I didn’t think it would be possible because of the costs involved.
“One day I decided to look into it and that was when I came across the advert for a trainee helicopter pilot.
“I decided to apply, not really thinking I would get it, but after undergoing a flight test I was told I had been successful.”
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