By Kevan Goff-Parker For The OklahomanWhen “Sho” Kassam was a teenager growing up in Mombasa, Kenya, a short apprenticeship at an aircraft repair facility near the Moi International Airport created a passion to learn about the mechanics of airplanes, followed by an ardent desire to become a pilot. After his family sold some real estate to fund his training in the United States, the 18-year-old and his cousin traveled to Norman in 1999, to train at the Airman Flight School. Today, Kassam is a U.S.