Meet Isaiah Cooper the Youngest Black Pilot to Fly Across America

Isaiah Cooper is just 16 years old and he has made history to become the Youngest Black Pilot to complete a record-breaking flight across the U.S.in a trip that lasted for 2 good weeks.
His 8,000-mile flight ended on Monday, had his fair share of challenges. His flight instructor Robin Petgrave, however, said he handled it all like a pro.

 "He was able to execute the emergency procedures flawlessly, got it on the road, landed, didn't damage the houses, the schools, the construction crew, nothing," Petgrave said. "I mean, he got out of that thing safely."

Cooper has his eyes set on another major goal: to become the youngest pilot to fly around the world. He explained on his GoFundMe page that impact flying has had on his life.
"I began attending an aviation younth program in Compton at Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum (TAM) when I was 5-years-old. But as I got older, I began hanging with the wrong crowd, doing seriously self-destructive things," he said. "Realizing that this was not how I wanted to live my life, I returned to TAM. My main goal is to become a productive young man with a future in aviation, and not a statistic."

Written by Moriba Cummings

(Photo: NBC News Southern California)