Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What are your dreams?
Shaesta Waiz’s dream was to become a pilot.
Today, she’s the first Afghan-American female civilian pilot, the eighth woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by herself,
and now on a quest to become the youngest female pilot to fly solo around the world in a single engine aircraft.
Be inspired as she shares her story, challenges and dreams here.