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World record flight lands in Jacksonville
Retired airline pilot, wife flew from Guam non-stop in single engine plane (www.news4jax.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I was at JAX when he landed....his flight lasted 38:40 and he landed with 6 gallons of fuel.Also, he was alone on the flight and told me that he did not sleep during the flight!
"N6ZQ is a Lancair IV that we are currently building specifically for an around the world over both poles flight."
http://zqpilot.com/Home_Page.html
http://zqpilot.com/Home_Page.html
Over heard somewhere North of HNL, "why won't you men ever stop to get directions?
In two weeks, he flew three non-stops -- Indiana to Hawaii, Hawaii to Guam and Guam to Jax. I think we would all be interested in a lot more details; kit mods, fuel considerations, overall voyage planning, etc.
Here's a closer track of his progress.. this will help knowing everything is OK on the long overwater legs where the FAA & F/A can only guess at his location, altitude & speed.
https://go.spidertracks.com/fleetpro/public/zqpilot/tracks
https://go.spidertracks.com/fleetpro/public/zqpilot/tracks
So, I guess he lost his wife somewhere over the Yucatan ? Well, if he was alone and didn't sleep he is unbelievable.I hope he cut some deals before the flight for some sponsoring income from Red Bull, No-Doz, Lancaire, and whoever manufactured the fuel guage. There's some worthwhile commercial stuff here.