CAROL Vorderman celebrated nine years since her first solo flight after training as an amateur pilot. The presenter, 61, shared a series of throwback photos on Instagram to mark the milestone which she spent two years training for.
Former Countdown star Carol could be seen posing in the cockpit in the first snap, beaming at the camera before she took to the skies.
She captioned the upload: "NINE YEARS AGO TODAY."My first solo flight as a pilot was 9 years ago today. It's such a big thing to every pilot. "The first time you take control of a plane without your instructor in the cockpit to get you out of trouble.
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