Youngest solo pilot breaks world record

An 18-year-old British pilot has broken the world record for the youngest person to fly solo round the world in a single-engine aircraft


FLIGHT PATH
Very fluid to accommodate inclement weather and Covid-19-related diversions

START/FINISH
May 29/July 12
Teuge
Netherlands

Original route included South America, hence zig-zagging across U.S. to make up for lost distance

Nome
Alaska, U.S.

Pacific Ocean
Las Vegas
Tampa

Westchester
New York

Reykjavik
Iceland

Donegal
Ireland

Atlantic Ocean

Nador
Morocco

Moscow
Indian Ocean 
RUSSIA
CHINA
Anadyr
Pacific Ocean
2000km 1240 miles


Pilot Travis Ludlow, pictured below, flying over Alaska, aided by oxygen

Cessna 172R
Upgraded with latest avionics, safety equipment and aerodynamic fairings

Ludlow became youngest person in UK to fly glider solo, when he did so on his 14th birthday

June 2020: Intended start time of this flight attempt – delayed due to pandemic

Guinness World Records stipulate that for record to be considered, route must exceed 40,072.67km (24,900 miles)


Sources: Around the World Solo, BBC 
Pictures: Around the World Solo 
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