Broadcast excerpt·SAT, 05 SEPT 2026 · 05:27:37–05:29:23 SAST
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0702 and the WhatsApp line 072702 and 702. Actually, why get a pilot's license when your husband can fly you? Does he ever fly you private? Does he ever say, let's go get breakfast and then you just randomly go somewhere? The computer says no. We actually had a really cool experience with Kyle. So our son flew for Federal Air before he flies for his current company. And we had such a lovely little experience where he flew us out on Safari from our
Tambo down to Sabi Sands Reserve, and we had lunch and then we flew back the next day. And honestly, I think that nothing could beat that. So, you know, I want to kind of protect that one moment of special, you know, small caravan-size aircraft, really sort of proud mom and dad sitting there, Kyle's in the front captaining the aircraft, and there's other sort of wealthy Americans in the back, and we're all just like, you know, loving the food. And so, so, no, most of my flying, I mean, I do a lot of
Flying in a good year, 50 long haul sectors across the world. So I'm on planes constantly. So I think in downtime, Shawnee and I, we like to climb a mountain or hike or run and not necessarily spend all our time on planes. Please be honest. Was it like, you know, for all the parents who are listening, because the first time you get into your teenager driving the car when they've just got their license is freaking out, did you have that moment with your son the first time he was flying and you were on the plane?
No, no, I was unbelievably emotional and unbelievably proud. And I definitely cried. So there was no nervousness whatsoever because the pilot training is so extreme. Like, for anyone who's ever been through this in their life, I've been through it twice because I saw Sean go through it and then I saw Kyle through it. And of course, we've got lots of pilot friends as well. The intensive training that you go through before you actually set free to go out and command an aircraft is the intensity level is next level. So I'd never felt unsafe.
Just felt a deep sense of pride. Oh, guys, apparently they stay your baby forever. Mine is five. So you're telling me, even at 30, even at 40? He's 35 and he's still my baby. He doesn't want to sit on my lap anymore, which is a bit of a problem. He weighs 100 kilos. It may be a problem, but you know, he's a good boy. Dan says adorable. Please grab your headphones for me so that we can also take some calls at one 830702. The WhatsApp line 0727021702. We've got, is it?
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