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Watch North Korea's Supreme Leader Fly A Plane

Kim Jong Un Pilot AN 148
Kim Jong Un Pilot AN 148

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is depicted in propaganda as a man of extraordinary abilities.

A couple of years ago, the hermit nation announced that its supreme leader mastered the art of driving at the young age of 3. And by the time he reached his eighth birthday, the future despot could pilot automobiles at speeds of up to 75 mph. Since then, he has been pictured at the helm of an attack submarine as well as an armored military vehicle.

Kim's latest foray into the mastery of machinery is in the captain's seat of an Air Koryo Antonov AN-148 airliner.

The latest video shows him at the controls of the Ukrainian-built aircraft during taking off, controlled flight, and landing. As much as the North Korean media would have you believe it is Kim flying, it is highly unlikely he actually possesses the ability to pilot a commercial airliner regardless of how idiot-proof modern aircraft have become.

It's plain to see that Kim's Air Koryo co-pilot is actually flying the plane while the supreme leader holds onto the yoke.

Air Koryo Antonov An 148 100B
Air Koryo Antonov An 148 100B