{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Travelstart Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog","title":"Cockpit Confessions: The Johan Cronje Pilot Interview - Travelstart Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RdFYWQqSr0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/cockpit-confessions-the-johan-cronje-pilot-interview\/\">Cockpit Confessions: The Johan Cronje Pilot Interview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/cockpit-confessions-the-johan-cronje-pilot-interview\/embed\/#?secret=RdFYWQqSr0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cockpit Confessions: The Johan Cronje Pilot Interview&#8221; &#8212; Travelstart Blog\" data-secret=\"RdFYWQqSr0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Nile-River-Sudan.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":480,"description":"Ever since Orville and Wilbur Wright hurtled across level ground in 1903, successfully taking off and becoming the first airborne humans ever, aviation has captivated the minds of man\u00a0unlike no other profession. Patrick Smith, an airline Pilot\u00a0and author, captures this fascination really well in a paragraph borrowed from his book, Cockpit Confidential (buy it here) &#8230; For most of us who grow up to become ... Read more"}