The sky is the limit for senior Josh Flowers. Literally.

 
That still didn’t stop this kid from becoming one of the youngest pilots in the city of Austin.
“The average pilot ranges anywhere from ages 21 to 24, not many students in high school get their pilots license,” said Flowers.
At the age of fourteen, Flowers sat behind the control of a plane and flew for the first time ever.

 
Only two years later, he received his private pilots license, which allows him to fly in clear weather conditions.
Flowers has a massive fascination with aviation. It all started with his dad, who is currently a licensed pilot and continues to do his own flying on the side. As a child, Flowers has vague memories of when his father owned a plane, which got him intrigued and curious.

 
The process of obtaining a pilots license is just as easy as getting your drivers licenses, while the cost differs vastly.
“The overall cost for a pilots license runs around $15,000. It is immensely costly to fly planes but when you find something you love to do, cost doesn’t matter,” Flowers said.

 
Flowers has had many solo flights which are designed specifically for a student flier to practice flying by themselves to build confidence and practice flying on their own.

 
Flowers has been solo flying from age 16 to 17.
Many of Flowers friends claim he is an experienced flier for his age. Several students on campus have been on his plane, including senior Ian McEntee.

 
McEntee has had the opportunity to ride on Flower’s plane. McEntee has known Flowers since freshman year so he was fine with riding along in his plane with him.

 
“I was hyped during it,” McEntee said. “The second time I went, it was just he and I so I steered once. He also showed me a lot of about G. forces and stuff.”

 
Josh continues to take friends, family and classmates up into the sky to give them all the aviation experience. He hopes that everyone can get the experience to fly in the sky and enjoy flying just as much as he does.  To give outsiders the flight experience from home, Flowers  captures every single flight from four different perspectives with his GOPRO camera equipment. He wants others to see his travels and flying experiences anytime, anyplace.

 
Flowers has created a YouTube account specifically for aviation and his flights. Within the first couple of months, the channel was a massive hit and took off.

 
Flowers has reached 22,500 subscribers in the three years that he’s had his channel.
His channel is an amazing resource to get a glimpse of what flying in a small plane is like and to see how Flowers goes about controlling the plane.

 
“It takes a great deal of concentration and focus to fly a plane. You really have to stay calm and collected in the air because if an emergency were to happen, the worst thing you can do it panic and scare your passengers,” Flowers said.
Not only does Flowers enjoy making videos but also he makes a profit from it. He has set up a contract with Google+ for having advertisements displayed on his videos.

 
Bob Flowers, Josh’s dad has helped Josh tremendously. With full support, Bob has influenced his son along with sharing the same interests with film and aviation.

 
Josh and Bob together put in a substantial amount of money to fly the plane that they share. With Josh as a part-time student, it is nearly impossible to afford it all himself.

 
“For our plane, which is a 1976 Cessna 172M Skyhawk II, it costs about $40 per hour in fuel to fly. Annual expenses include the annual inspection which can vary from $500 to $5000 depending on what needs to be done, and insurance which for this aircraft is just under $1000 a year. We keep the plane at the San Marcos Airport and for now there is no monthly parking fee,” Bob Flowers said.

 
Josh has only just begun his flying career. He hopes to continue flying all throughout college and soon move onto obtaining his instrument flying license will allow him to fly in foggy weather conditions and worst-case scenarios.
“I won’t stop until I am physically unable to fly anymore. It is a passion which burns deep inside of me and only grows stronger with every flight,” Flowers said.