<p>Braving inborn difficulty to read numbers and symbols, 21-year-old dyslexic Malaysian pilot Capt James Anthony Tan has managed to fly half-way around the world in a tiny single Cessna 210 Eagle aircraft.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I wanted to do something to inspire and motivate people and convey the message to youngsters from all over the world that nothing is impossible,” Tan, a commercial pilot who has a flying record in North Africa and the US, said after arriving here from Nagpur via Karachi on Saturday.<br /><br />Narrating his flying experience, Tan told a press conference that he had moments of concern about sufficient fuel and weather “while I was flying from Russia to Alaska and when I saw frozen waves.<br /><br />“It was a simply incredible scene as I was crossing an icy zone and I had to warm the engine with a heating device and hand gloves were not enough. Temperature was -30 degrees celsius,” he said.<br /><br />The Acting High Commissioner of Malayasia Raszlan Abdul Rashid was also present at the press conference.<br /><br />Tracking system<br /><br />To overcome difficulties, the Malaysian youth maintained a tracking system on his website which indicated the progress of his journey.<br /><br />With a pilot licence from Australia and the UK, Tan claimed to be the youngest pilot to fly alone around the world in a single engine aircraft, besides achieving the feat in the shortest duration.<br /><br />He said he has always tried to raise awareness about problems faced by children with special needs and motivate them to chase their own dreams.<br />Covering 6,400 nautical miles, Tan started his flight from Langkawi in Malayasia on March 26 and will return to Kuala Lumpur via Phuket on May 15.</p>
<p>Braving inborn difficulty to read numbers and symbols, 21-year-old dyslexic Malaysian pilot Capt James Anthony Tan has managed to fly half-way around the world in a tiny single Cessna 210 Eagle aircraft.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I wanted to do something to inspire and motivate people and convey the message to youngsters from all over the world that nothing is impossible,” Tan, a commercial pilot who has a flying record in North Africa and the US, said after arriving here from Nagpur via Karachi on Saturday.<br /><br />Narrating his flying experience, Tan told a press conference that he had moments of concern about sufficient fuel and weather “while I was flying from Russia to Alaska and when I saw frozen waves.<br /><br />“It was a simply incredible scene as I was crossing an icy zone and I had to warm the engine with a heating device and hand gloves were not enough. Temperature was -30 degrees celsius,” he said.<br /><br />The Acting High Commissioner of Malayasia Raszlan Abdul Rashid was also present at the press conference.<br /><br />Tracking system<br /><br />To overcome difficulties, the Malaysian youth maintained a tracking system on his website which indicated the progress of his journey.<br /><br />With a pilot licence from Australia and the UK, Tan claimed to be the youngest pilot to fly alone around the world in a single engine aircraft, besides achieving the feat in the shortest duration.<br /><br />He said he has always tried to raise awareness about problems faced by children with special needs and motivate them to chase their own dreams.<br />Covering 6,400 nautical miles, Tan started his flight from Langkawi in Malayasia on March 26 and will return to Kuala Lumpur via Phuket on May 15.</p>