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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ted Thornhill

Meet the man with one of the world’s most dangerous civilian piloting jobs — flying solo across the Atlantic in tiny planes

"I love emergencies," Kerry McCauley tells The Independent. "I love the challenge. I love life-and-death situations. It gets me going. It's just what I live for."

And that's useful, because Kerry performs one of the most dangerous civilian piloting jobs on the planet — flying brand-new light aircraft across oceans and continents to the buyers. These are planes that are unable to fly above storms and aren’t equipped with the sophisticated navigational aids found in jetliners. Plus, Kerry is on his own.

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