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Jul 4, 2007
"Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born." --Dale E. Turner
A Plane Called Inspiration
Barrington Irving kept his fans in suspense as he circled the skies in a plane dubbed "Inspiration". After a journey that lasted more than three months, the 23-year-old landed his single-engine plane, built from $300,000 worth of donated parts, to a hero's welcome. Hundreds gathered at the airport hangar to welcome Irving and celebrate his record feat as the youngest pilot and the first person of African descent to fly solo around the world. "They told me I was too young. They told me I didn't have enough money...They told me it's going to take me forever. They told me I'd never come back home. Well guess what?" Irving said as he grinned at the crowd. The young pilot hopes his historic flight will inspire other young people to resist the negative influences of the streets and follow their dreams.
BE THE CHANGE
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