Teen pilots to take wing on Cape to Cairo expedition
Crew of 20 build their own plane from kit for Cape to Cairo trip
02 June 2019 - 00:00
Megan Werner has a curious way of preparing for her matric exams: fly from Cape to Cairo in the June holidays, in a plane made from a do-it-yourself kit. If everything stays stuck together, she reckons she'll be back before term restarts...
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