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Teenage pilot begins solo round-world record bid
"It's a dream I've had my entire life, to fly a plane around the world. It was just a crazy idea and I always thought it would impossible. But then I decided if I didn't tell anyone about it, then it's never going to happen.” - Zara Rutherford, pilot At just 19 years old, Zara Rutherford hopes to become the youngest woman ever to fly solo around the world. The British-Belgium pilot took off from Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on August 18th, aboard her… (www.yahoo.com) Ещё...
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Best of luck to her
The Wick to BIRK is a long leg. Next I suspect is Kulusuk (BGKK) on the east coast of Greenland. Gravel strip hidden behind a mountain!. Then BGSF (Used to be Sonderstrom Fjiord. 12,000 ft over the top but not a long leg. Then maybe Iqualauit (CYFB) I would anticipate. I rode along with a ferry pilot in a Grand Caravan (C208) at around 150 kts. A long but fascinating ride. Good luck and fortune to the brave young pilot.
Her planned route is documented at https://flyzolo.com/route/
She landed Iceland. Well done.
OMS443 if anyone is interested in tracking her.
Never mind. That's not her. Bad me.
Sean Smith. Yes it is! I watched a video of her take off in Belgium, and froze the videoto to read off the registration as OM-S443
Yes. I see that now. THANKS!
Airborne from Wick at 1345 local UK time (1245 GMT), and tracking on Flightradar24 heading to Iceland
