WING COMMANDER DAVID MONTENEGRO
BRITAIN: When did you discover your passion for flying?
When I was seven, I travelled with my parents to see family in Colombia. On a twin-engine propellor flight from Bogotá to Pasto, we were buffeted by turbulence and I remember watching the pilot grapple with the controls to land the aircraft safely. It was the first time I’d seen fear in my parents; however, I found it exhilarating and thought ‘this is the job for me’! I was further inspired by demonstrations at the Biggin Hill Airshow, near my family home – by the age of 11, I was hooked on
