Mooney Round The World Flight Project Amelia Earhart 1937 2017

[yvesg]

We lost spot for about an hour and it is back now. Last hour and a half he is 147 knots.

Yves

[Piloto]

I just tried to reach Brian on 14,346 KHz on my way KORL but no luck. Contacted two other hams trying to reach him but they have not heard him either. Maybe his HF broke again or he is busy on Dakar HF frequencies.

José

KP4DAC

[BCrystal]

1 minute ago, Piloto said:

I just tried to reach Brian on 14,346 KHz on my way KORL but no luck. Contacted two other hams trying to reach him but they have not heard him either. Maybe his HF broke again or he is busy on Dakar HF frequencies.

José

KP4DAC

To Jose KP4DAC, I heard you today on 14346.0 several times calling WB6RQN. 

Brian reported about an hour ago by satellite that he has been quite busy so far on this leg with weather and with HF ATC. 

[Piloto]

Just now, BCrystal said:

To Jose KP4DAC, I heard you today on 14346.0 several times calling WB6RQN. 

Brian reported about an hour ago by satellite that he has been quite busy so far on this leg with weather and with HF ATC. 

Thanks for the report, really appreciated.

José

[peevee]

Wonder if he can see land from there.

[yvesg]

At 18:18:43 Z his ground speed check is 143 knots.

Yves

[gsxrpilot]

I wonder if he'd be faster down lower?

[Andy95W]

Probably, but circumnavigating the weather would probably suck.

[gsxrpilot]

It looks like he's through/past the weather.

[BCrystal]

4 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said:

I wonder if he'd be faster down lower?

Brian's  position report in mid-Atlantic talking to Dakar ATC station, as copied on 13357.0 kHz HF radio by Cedric F4GFZ in France:

http://projectameliaearhart.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Brian_Lloyd_Spirit_position_report_13357kHz_mid_Atlantic_to_Dakar_received_in_France_by_Cedric_F4GFZ.mp3

[Piloto]

39 minutes ago, peevee said:

Wonder if he can see land from there.

Brian is too far from land to be visible. And most likely he is over the clouds with no ocean in view. At 24,000ft he would have a 200nm VHF range with Dakar ATC.

José

[yvesg]

Looks like he is passed the (bad) weather however the satellite image is at least an half hour old.

Yves

[Stephen]

9 hours ago, Stephen said:

He's still on route @ FL24 as of this post ; maybe landfall around 4-5 PM Central on pace....ish?

 

here re is the live map link:

http://projectameliaearhart.org/tracker/map.php 

At the coast at 5K ' at 5PM CST; he made it 

[thinwing]

On the ground

[peevee]

Bet it felt good to get out and stretch a little. That's a long day.

[cliffy]

Let's see, he has HF , GPS, ground tracking satellite, inflight weather radar being relayed, etc etc etc and what did Amelia and Fred have?

Not knocking the trip or effort just a comment on the contrasting issues. 

80 years of progress and its still not just a walk in the park!

[HRM]

6 hours ago, Stephen said:

Halfway there...

Jeez that's a lot of ocean.

[Jerry Pressley]

In 1959 a Meyers 200 did the first single engine single pilot round the world.  Peter Gluckman did 18 hour legs.  I just sold the plane but kept the 52 gallon ferry tank that Richard Bach used for extra fuel until his FAA friend chained his plane to the ground until he removed it. I use it for ferrying when mooney tanks are bad. Gluckman landed in the wrong country and wrong airport a couple times but considering his radio was an Omnigator I think he did great.  Personally I only did the Tennessee to Europe leg once 30 years ago.  Northern route so wasn't too bad a trip  Jerry Pressley

[cliffy]

Honey-Mooney    Check IT out :-)

[carusoam]

Congrats Brian!

Best regards,

-a-

[Piloto]

Air temperature today at Chad, a balmy 108F and 113F on the ramp. Try to get a hangar for the Mooney. Recommend departing before sunrise to avoid the extreme heat on the ramp and in the cockpit. Get plenty of water and two gallons empty containers for relief if you don't have a relief tube. This time of the year the Tropic of Cancer route is a hot one.

Keep cool

José

[Piloto]

CarolAnn Garrat another daring pilot around the world in a Mooney M20J

http://20thcenturyaviationmagazine.com/eddie-gold-gase/g-a-s-e-news-stories-and-pilots/carolann-story/

Had a chance to meet this charming lady in 2008.

José

[aviatoreb]

23 hours ago, HRM said:

Jeez that's a lot of ocean.

I get tired crossing the Atlantic back in coach in a 787 by the time I get to my 3rd movie and my legs are stiff....

[TCC]

Absolutely love when people do an RTW trip. With technology today, being able to watch it in real time is great.

Doing a circumnavigation by air or sea is in my bucket list.

[Marauder]

I get tired crossing the Atlantic back in coach in a 787 by the time I get to my 3rd movie and my legs are stiff....

Not to mention there are sometime lines to the bathroom


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