Mopelola, Oluwaseun, Oluwafunmilayo are young Nigerian women who were inspired by their pilot father and supported by their supermum, to follow in his steps.

Mopelola Makinde-Iyiola set the pace after a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Madonna University, Okija in 2007. She is a mother of three sons and wife of a pilot. Her pilot training was sponsored by Aero Contractors back in 2009.

Oluwaseun Makinde is a helicopter pilot like dad and big sis too. She is married.

Oluwafunmilayo Makinde-Marcus is a Fixed Wing pilot. She veered away from being a helicopter pilot like the other three pilots in her family. She also has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Covenant University, Ota. She looks forward to a PhD. She is the youngest of the trio.

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