Coach says young pilot was a soccer player who had a knack for when to tell joke . Haris Suleman , 17 , was at the controls during his trip around the world . He died in an accident on July 23 while flying from Dubai to Abu Dhabi with co-pilot and friend Ziad Al Jarrah. `` He was doing something that he loved . Haris ' sister says her brother and dad had trained for a water landing .
Coach says young pilot was a soccer player who had a knack for when to tell joke . Haris Suleman , 17 , was at the controls during his trip around the world . He died in an accident on July 23 while flying from Dubai to Abu Dhabi with co-pilot and friend Ziad Al Jarrah. Haris ' sister says her brother and dad had trained for a water landing .