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Retired pilot, in full uniform, giving poor children chance to fly

Samanthair Simulator Flight Training Captain Nick Ng'ethe in his office at Muthaiga, Nairobi, with one of his students Henry Maina as he taught him how to use a simulator. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

“Jomo Kenyatta Tower, this is 5 Yankee, Sierra Alpha Mike Sierra,” says Henry, our pilot. “As per our flight plan, we are ready to start the engine.”

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