Iain Armitage is hovering to new heights now that his time taking part in Sheldon Cooper is behind him.
The previous baby star, who celebrated his seventeenth birthday on Tuesday, July 15, is greatest recognized for his starring position in Younger Sheldon, the hit CBS sitcom spinoff of The Massive Bang Concept. Nonetheless, because the present wrapped on Might 16, 2024, Armitage has discovered a stunning new ardour.
In an interview with Folks, Armitage first revealed that he loves flying planes. “I simply bought my pilot’s license, or my scholar pilot’s license,” he advised the outlet. “I hopefully will get my personal [pilot’s license] once I’m 17. And I’ve been having a bunch of enjoyable flying whereas I’m right here in L.A.”
Now that he’s turned 17, the Massive Little Lies alum is eligible for his personal pilot’s license, although he hasn’t but revealed if he’s taken the take a look at. Nonetheless, he has shared his pilot coaching journey together with his social media followers previously.
In July 2024, Armitage famous he’d taken his first solo flight in a aircraft. “I’m grateful to everybody who helped me make this a chance. Thanks to Jean, Sergio, Mitch, Evan and particularly to Ruby, Amelia and Larry! This was one of many best possible days of my life!! Additionally thanks to Brian for pulling over to get the image of me flying!” he wrote.
He additionally revealed he marked his sixteenth birthday by taking his grandmother on a flight with him within the pilot’s seat. “She was surprisingly utterly calm and picked up. I used to be very, very impressed,” advised Folks, quipping that he “was flying such valuable cargo.”
Armitage stated his grandmother had only one hesitation, explaining, “Her largest concern was having to climb up on the wing of the Piper [plane] to get in,” including, “[After that] we had the perfect time. After which we had an exquisite dinner that night as effectively with a bunch of family and friends, which was nice.”
After taking part in Sheldon Cooper for seven seasons, Armitage stated he’s been having fun with taking a break. Nonetheless, he acknowledged, “I might like to get again into [acting]. So, I’m undoubtedly doing auditions and stuff… I’ve been having a bunch of enjoyable flying whereas I’m right here in L.A. I’m gonna be doing a little extra flying, which will be a whole lot of enjoyable, hopefully some motion pictures and TV quickly, we’ll see.”