About Byron Waller, Patient to Pilot
From a hospital bed to the cockpit
Diagnosed with Crohn's disease at fourteen, Byron Waller refused to let chronic illness write his flight plan. By fourteen he had become the youngest pilot to circumnavigate Australia.
A year later, at fifteen, he flew around the world in a four-seat Sling TSi, the youngest person in history to pilot a plane around the globe. 39 legs. 5 continents. 19 countries. One teenager flying for the millions of young people living quietly with invisible illness.
Chase the dream. Don't let anyone, not even your own body, tell you the runway is closed
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A 16-year-old world-record holder who spent 14 years in and out of hospital walls, and now flies the oceans of the world. Keynotes for aviation, healthcare, youth, and resilience audiences who want a story that lifts the room.
- Patient to Pilot · the full arc from diagnosis to circumnavigation
- The Flight Plan · breaking impossible goals into legs
- Wheels Up · aviation as a real career for students
- Flying with Crohn's · performing with chronic illness