Businessman and budding pilot Khalif Kairo has been trending on X after sharing his aviation test results indicating he had failed.
Some X bigwigs seized the opportunity to banter the automobile salesperson but he came out to set the record straight.
In an X post, Kairo said he shared the examination results slip to motivate those who aspire to study and become commercial pilots.
After scoring lowly in the test, specifically in Aircraft General Knowledge, Flight Performance Planning, Meteorology and Navigation, he indicated he was set to retake the examinations next month.
“I dont get why people are acting ni kama result slip yangu is some discovery. I posted it on my Instagram. Anyway, lazima ni motivate any kid out there who wants to be a commercial pilot. Nothing comes easy, kuna setbacks lakini we keep pushing,” said Kairo.
However, in a subsequent post, Kairo shared previous examination test results, which indicated he had passed and was duly licensed to fly privately by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).
The businessman disclosed that he passed the Private Pilot Certificate (PPL) test after attempting thrice.
“Flying is not easy as people make it look. This was last year, Took me three attempts to get my PPL right. Unaanza November, unamalizia July. But rewards, are good. License I hold allows me to fly family & friends,” he shared.
Kairo said what he is testing now is like a higher level for pilot certification.