Lancair pilot takes shot at 58 year old record

[Martin Pauly]

final feet dry event, as he comes ashore at N’awlins; he is done with water!

Based on what he's seen during the last week, maybe by now he's more nervous flying over land than over water?

 

[SCCutler]

Man alive, I wish I could be there at KONT when he arrives. What a hoss!

 

[SCCutler]

Heh.

I could buy a ticket on Southwest, departing in an hour, and be there. Over a grand Round-Trip.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

I'm not going out there but I am staying up to see he lands.. what is his eta btw?

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

He is as close to me right now as anytime in his trip, about 60mi north.
Has slowed to 160kts, I bet he is getting tossed around in that turbulence (Mod all the way up). Oh, and someone on BT said a report of severe, over ELP at 9K (CRJ)

 

[FormerHangie]

I'm not going out there but I am staying up to see he lands.. what is his eta btw?

Looks like about midnight PST, which would have him breaking the record by about 17 hours.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

that late?
he's passing Tucson 9:30cst, looks like 2 more hrs should do it

 

[SCCutler]

He’s past Blythe, now. He should be landed and feted (if not fetid) in well under an hour, as it’s only 145 NM from Blythe to Ontario.

 

[SCCutler]

And, how can it be that there is no LiveATC atKONT?

 

[Martin Pauly]

And, how can it be that there is no LiveATC atKONT?

Bummer! I was listening when he landed in Honolulu, and again in San Juan. Was hoping to hear his voice tonight in Ontario, too.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

According to FlightAware, he's got 91nm to go, and he's making 183 knots. That's a half hour... So he should beat the record by over 19 hours.

 

[SCCutler]

This is so cool.

 

[Martin Pauly]

He’s there!!!! He did it!!!!

Awesome, Bill - I’m so excited for you!

Congratulations!

 

[SCCutler]

Nothing ordinary here.

Very nicely done!

 

[WillFly4Food]

That’s awesome! Great accomplishment - I’ve read somewhere that there have been more people in space, than the total who’ve been onboard ASEL circumnavigations.

 

[Spring Ford]

Here is my estimate of the flight stats. Sorry it's an image but I didn't have much success pasting the Excel table. I think the slowest that would break the record was about 202 hours, so 20 hours spare

 

[Fallsrider]

That was quite an accomplishment that Bill pulled off. When you've got great planning, great skills, and some good equipment, it's amazing what someone can do.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Just getting around the globe in a single engine airplane gobsmacks me.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Just came out - Bill's record is official now: