Airbus A320 captain Faraz Sheikh shares his remarkable journey to the flight deck
Captain Faraz Sheikh is also the founder of Flightcopilot.com –a resource for trainee pilots and those looking to bolster their flying skills
I was born in London but partially brought up in East Africa – in Nairobi, Kenya. Like many others, I caught the aviation bug from a very young age. I boarded a Boeing 747 (with my father) at the age of six, on my way to London for a family holiday. It was at night and the whole cockpit was lit up with those analogue dials and buttons. I stood frozen as I glanced at the pilots doing their work. It was love at first sight. I was hooked and the next words that came out of my mouth were: “Daddy, I want to be a pilot when I grow up!”
