Megan Werner: From teenage pilot to author of new book about hope and pain
Young pilot Megan Werner has written her first book, 'As Jy Droom', with news anchor Daniella van Heerden.
Pilot Megan Werner founded U-Dream Global to inspire her peers to follow their dreams.
In 2018, U-Dream Global selected twenty inexperienced teenagers from various backgrounds to build an aircraft. They built the plane in three weeks.
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"I started flying with my dad when I was 15," Werner told Rian van Heerden.
In 2019, Megan and four of her teen co-pilots flew from Cape Town to Cairo and back.
In Augustus 2019, Megan and the Werner family received heartbreaking news - their father, Des, who is also a pilot, died in a plane crash in Tanzania.
After heartbreak, Megan is continuing to pursue her dreams - and wrote her first book 'As Jy Droom' with eNuus anchor Daniella van Heerden.
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'As Jy Droom' is a story of perseverance, hope, and pain.
Werner joined the Scenic Drive with Rian to talk about her incredible success at a young age, her pain after losing her father, and her new book.
"Everyone expected the plane that was built by the teenagers would crash, however, the plane my father was flying crashed. They said the plane had an engine failure."
"I was waiting for my dad to come. I was 17 and alone in the middle of nowhere. It was a hard reality," Werner continued.
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Image: Supplied/ Megan Werner