Solo Flight Around The World

[Rhythm King]

Has anyone else been following Steve Fosset's amazing attempt to fly solo, non-stop, unrefuelled around the World? He took off on Tuesday from Kansas and has now been airborne for some 50 hours. He is currently less than an hour off the California coast having almost crossed the Pacific and hopes to arrive back in Kansas sometime tonight.
It's touch and go whether he's going to make it, as the fuel situation has been giving him problems, but he's had some favourable tail winds over the Pacific.
Apparently he has been able to catnap for a couple of minutes at a time, but it is an extraordinary feat of endurance both for him and the specially-built "Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer".
You can follow his progress here

Good Luck Steve - and can anyone recommend a good manicurist? I don't think the ladies will be too keen on dancing with me at the rate I'm biting my nails!!

R-K (closet aviator)

[Bigger Andy]

Has anyone else been following Steve Fosset's amazing attempt to fly solo, non-stop, unrefuelled around the World?

He's done it !!!


Steve Fossett has become the first person to fly a plane solo, non-stop around the globe without refuelling.

He completed his mission despite a fuel shortage, landing the Virgin GlobalFlyer at 1950 GMT in Salina, Kansas, where he took off on Tuesday.

For more info see here