Happy sunday folks,i came across this article;yeah...its something we can probably relate to one way or the other.Please read&be inspired

Asmelash Zerefu is a 35-year-old Ethiopian who fell in love with airplanes at a very young age. After suffering countless of setbacks in his quest to become a pilot, Zerefu decides to make things happen his own way.
Dealing with rejection
The young man, who was a brilliant student, was not admitted to the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy because he was too short. “I did not meet the height requirement. I was just one centimeter short.”he told the Telegraph. This rejection was a turning point for Zerefu as he decided to build his own airplane.
“That was the turning point. That was when I decided to build my own airplane in order to fulfil my lifelong dream of flight. This was in 2001.”

Continuous learning
Zerefu spent more than 10 years learning about aeronautics. He read countless of FAA maintenance books, spent hours on the internet and watched several YouTube videos. After 10 years of efforts, he finally started building his own airplane. The young man had the ambition to build Ethiopia’s first home-built aircraft. Zerefu sourced his components locally. He used an old Suzuki motorcycle to make his own landing gear and recycled the engine of a Volkswagen Beetle.
“I collected from garages and workshops, and Merkato – which is Africa’s largest market – in Addis Ababa. I used first and second-hand materials to build my aircraft.”[b/]
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[b]A dream come true
Zerefu called his two-seat, open-tandem parasol light aircraft airplane K-750 A. The plane, that cost Zerefu about $7500, is designed to fly “slow and low.”
“I call it the K-570A. K representing my mother’s initial of her name, Kiros, and 570 signifying the number of days it took me to complete my aircraft. The A is for Aircraft.”

The process was not easy, but Zerefu persevered. He faced criticism from people and was confronted to financial hardship. On its maiden flight, the airplane had an accident.
“People surrounding me considered me mad, and it took many trials and errors to build it. Financial problems were another limitation in making my African aviation innovation possible. But despite those difficulties and obstacles I am close to fulfilling my dream.”
It took hard work to achieve success, but the sacrifice bore its fruit. In addition to building his own plane, Zerefu was offered a scholarship to the In Holland University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands to study Aeronautical Engineering.

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Snoring

Lobolintin:
Snoring

RIP

#See better person; #Nob nigeria students building cars wey nodey move since 2014#

If u can dream it u can achieve it

Tedassie:

RIP

Same to you

Lobolintin:

Same to you

whatever

Not me and u in that thing.... Tufiakwa

As we can see, building a plane isn't same as building a flyable plane

Answerbank:
As we can see, building a plane isn't same as building a flyable plane

if u actually went through the article,it was stated that it's built to fly at low altitude,bros.

Warlord3000:
Not me and u in that thing.... Tufiakwa

lol

success isn't the amount of time you failed

it isn't the amount of rejection u faced
it is the amount of determination u got in side


congrats bro....... you made Africa proud I am personally proud of you

I'm totally impressed. Building an aircraft in this part of the world is nt a child's play. I will have the same courage to build mine.