 He then moved to Auckland to learn English and then moved to Palmerston North to fly at the Manawatu Aero Club.He told the Palmerston North flight school that he had obtained his private pilot's certificate in the United States and spent several years there before returning to Saudi Arabia to work in his father's textile business.He wanted to pass the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam so he could return home to train for his commercial pilot's licence.