Former Montrealer ready to take flight
At 17 years-old former Montrealer Zhane Williams-Deshong carved out for himself a path towards his life-dreams, which is becoming a commercial airline pilot. Williams-Deshong, who relocated to Concord, North Carolina when he was 12 years old, recently earned his private pilot’s license following a stringent training and study regime first with the North Carolina Civil Air Patrol then through a local flight school where he earned the required 40+ hours necessary to sit his ‘checkride’ exam. The examination known also as the Practical Test is a must for every aspiring pilot seeking certification in the USA. It placed Williams-Deshong in …