article_snippet: His was a simple village boy of humble beginnings but had high ambitions of becoming a commercial pilot. '
article_snippet: With the current chatter about MH370 involving big name media organisations like National Geographic, I feel compelled to divulge some information about Captain Zaharie's scholastic ‘prowess’ and academic achievements.
article_snippet: Throughout he secondary schooling he was by no means a student genius.
article_snippet: In fact he was just an average student.
article_snippet: Such being the situation, he certainly didn't have the right foundation to be able to figure out a scheme to hijack he own plane and then to disappear into thin air without leaving a trace.
article_snippet: It was there he served as a pilot and later as a training captain.
article_snippet: he had an unblemished flying record of eighteen thousand plus hours, I am proud to say.
article_snippet: It is sheer dedication to this profession that prompted he to set up he own home flight simulator just to equip he in order to give a better teaching experience to he students, all at he own expense.