RWS 57 – Three Journeys Round with Peter Wilson

Peter Wilson is currently making and around the world flight and talks to us about some of the planning and lead up to the trip.

Peter and Mathew with the R66 they are flying around the world

More information and photos to follow shortly. Getting this out the door so you listen and follow Peter using his tracker. See links below.

 

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Somewhere over Saudi Arabia on the around the world trip

In this episode:
Getting into flying
Group trip to Moscow
Long range flights as charity fundraising
Planning for Africa trip – route, fuel, airspace
Flying over the Sahara
Different types of sand and massive sand dunes
Search and rescue considerations
Live tracker to website and data connection
Haze causing IMC
Changes in equipment and gear carried going into around the world trip
Route planning and timings
8 significant overwater legs
Antipodes

Links from this week’s episode:
Support the show on Patreon
Three Journeys Round Website
Three Journeys Facebook
Live Tracker – Follow Peter’s progress
World Helicopter Day

 

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