Literally on Air: Former TV reporter Steve Dailisan now a licensed commercial pilot

MANILA, Philippines — Former GMA News reporter and anchor Steve Dailisan took to Facebook on Wednesday to announce that he is now a licensed commercial pilot.

In his post titled “Literally On Air: Success in Failure,” Dailisan said he “safely” completed 200 and 12 hours of flight time and finished his Commercial Pilot License (CPL) check ride.

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“I look at it as a blessing, a post birthday gift. Indeed it is an achievement unlocked because of hard work, diligence, patience, and support from people who have been generous and kind,” he wrote.

In 2018, Dailisan left his more than a decade-long job as a broadcast journalist in the network to pursue his dreams of becoming a pilot.

The former journalist earlier said that becoming a pilot was never his childhood dream as the “training cost in aviation remains astronomical in value.”

“Sa totoo lang, suntok sa buwan ang pangaraping makapagpalipad ng eroplano. “It has never been my childhood dream,” Dailisan said.

“How can you dream of something that is way beyond your reach? I’m just being realistic.” Alam ko kasi na sintayog ng lipad ng eroplano ang presyo,” he said.

In October last year, he took a leap of faith and flew his first solo flight. /ee