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Charming captain overcomes dyslexia to become Guinness World Record holder

Captain James Anthony Tan, born with dyslexia, did not allow his condition to hold him back.

Against all odds, he set a new world record in 2013 as the youngest pilot (at age 21) to fly solo around the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Now 23, Tan, who hails from Sungai Long, Kajang was also awarded “2013 Man of the Year” by the World Record Academy.

Flying a 30-year-old, single-engine Cessna 210 Eagle aircraft through 21 countries and completing 22,000 miles in 50 days, Tan, who often professes his love for Malaysia, admits being emotional before touching down at Subang Skypark.

He says:

“Throughout the entire project, which took one year and four months of my life in total, the only time I felt emotional was while crossing the border of Thailand into Malaysia.

I was crying my eyes out. I couldn’t speak.”

Tan shares with The Leaderonomics