Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN, will be flying Round The World in his Mooney M20K 231 in June-July 2017 for Project Amelia Earhart, 80th Anniversary 1937-2017. The flight traces the historic equatorial route, starting on the same date (June 1st) and ending up at 2017 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh Wisconsin USA on Monday 24 July.
A Micom 3 HF SSB ALE radio has been installed in the Mooney with a new under-fuselage "belly" HF antenna with ATU. Brian Lloyd designed the system and antenna; he will utilize HF radio for ATC as well as ham radio.