Born in Olivedale on a farm in Lanseria, Megan was raised surrounded by aeroplanes as both her parents were in the aviation industry, her father Des an airline pilot and her mother an aircraft engineer instructor.
“Funnily enough my mom actually did her pilot’s licence when she was pregnant with me, so we joke that I’ve been flying for 20 years,” reflects Megan, who is a natural in the sky. Inspired by her parents, Megan began flying with her father at the age of 15, and also wrote her first book ‘It’s Up To Me’ – a motivational guide to help others.
Following the book’s release and translation to Russian, Megan began travelling the world to speak and inspire others across the globe. But Megan always yearned for more.
“I decided okay, this is cool but I want to do something bigger and I thought how can I combine my passion for aviation and my love for motivating and inspiring people and then it hit me. What if teenagers could fly a plane from Cape Town to Cairo,” shares Megan.
Unfortunately the trip had already been conquered by teenagers, and Megan’s father convinced her to think a little bigger.
“Back up to my room and I grabbed my phone and I went onto Instagram and I actually saw an advert of a Sling 4 aeroplane that can be KIT built, so then the idea hit me. What if teenagers can build a plane, and then fly the plane across Africa,” says Megan.