An Ethopian man by the name Asmelash Zeferu has built his own plane after he was told he couldn't be a pilot because he was too short. Asmelash revealed to CNN he did not want to let being too short stop him from flying a plane, so this weekend, the 35-year-old, plans to take his handcrafted K-570 light aeroplane to the air near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and marry his fiancé Seble Bekele when he lands.
Asmelash who has never flown before hopes the attempt will be more successful than five months ago when a broken propeller thwarted his dream. He learnt every aspect for aircraft manufacture from youtube videos and tutorials. 15 years ago when he tried to enrol at the Dire Dawa branch of the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy,he was rejected, because at 1m 70cm (5ft 7ins) he was 1cm too short.
He told CNN
'I decided to build my own aircraft if I couldn't be a pilot.Then I'd be able to fly high the sky'
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