17 year old solo around Australia.

[SDQDI]

What say would atc have over western Tassie? I didn't think there was controlled airspace that far out?

 

 

[frank marriott]

ATC would probably knock that on the head for a start!:-)

Why. On what grounds if you flight planned it.

 

 

[farri]

To me, around Australia should be,all the way around the perimeter of the country,otherwise! it`s not Circumnavigation.

 

Circumnavigation

 

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

 

Circumnavigation means to travel all the way around the entire planet, or an island, or continent.

 

 

Frank.

 

 

[facthunter]

A friend of mine did it in a Lancair a few years ago. Kept pretty close to the coast if I recall the route I saw at the time. Nev

 

 

[Bernie Knight]

Good on him. He gets crowd funding to cover costs and sponsors - that's the hard work done.

 

Now just go fly and enjoy...

 

 

[Bernie Knight]

Just back from Italy and we head off on the 5th - two weeks off and counting.

 

Over to Paris and southern France.

 

I've got more hours up in an A380 than my RV..

 

 

[Bernie Knight]

Thanks

 

 

[FlyingVizsla]

Is there a chance that I could do an oldest pilot around Australia. What is the record for oldest?

Hey Yenn, some old bloke has beaten you to it.

Elderly pilot flies around Australia at 84 to get 'oldies' to dream big

 

Broken Hill Aero Club stalwart Lawrie Hutton has taken off on the flight of his life. In his old Cessna 172, modified to carry more fuel, Mr Hutton will be flying solo to the four most extreme points on the Australian mainland, a journey of 13,000 kilometres. It will be the longest flight Mr Hutton has embarked upon in his 84 years on earth.

 

 

 

Mr Hutton had to search his memory to recall other octogenarian pilots who have embarked on an adventure such as his. "I think the quick answer to that is probably no, not a lot," he said. "But I do come across a few from time to time. "There was an old retired guy, a 93-year-old, who showed up at Broome on his around-Australia flight in a Brumby light aircraft.

 

 

 

Elderly pilot takes off on round-Australia solo flight

 

 

 

[FlyingVizsla]

Well, he's done it.

 

Teen pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around Australia

 

Tasmanian teenager Oliver O'Halloran now holds a flying record.

 

The 17-year-old has become the youngest person to fly solo and unassisted around Australia.

 

He returned to Hobart today after a 20-day trip flying 15,000 kilometres circumnavigating the country in a single-engine aircraft, in a record attempt dubbed Solo17.

 

 

[Geoff13]

Listened to him on Australia all Over with Macca last week.

 

Macca invited him to ring back tomorrow after completing the trip.

 

Seemed like a well grounded young man.

 

 

[BPN]

Is there a chance that I could do an oldest pilot around Australia. What is the record for oldest?

Lawrie Hutton a member of Broken Hill aero club is currently doing just that .Lawrie is 84. Haven't got the link but ABC broken Hill has a web page about his trip.