Whereas most teenagers are learning to drive in the hope of eventually getting their car license, Werribee 14 year old Willow Plenty is aiming a bit higher. Literally.

Rather than bunny hopping around an empty shopping centre carpark, Willow spends her spare time gliding serenely above Wyndham as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional pilot.

“The first time I went gliding was in 2019 when I was 9,” said Willow.

“I was very short I couldn’t reach the rudder peddles.”

Read the article in the Wyndam Star Weekly here.