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List of repeated
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List of RTW by Australia and New Zealand Pilots


Youngest RTW pilots
CURRENT AND FORMER
SPEED RECORD HOLDERS AROUND THE WORLD

This is a brief summary of Speed Records around the World, published here with the kind permission of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
For full details on records, please visit their Site : http://www.fai.org

FIXED WINGS

Class C1-A
Lenarcic Matevz(Slovenia) Eastbound Pipistrel Sinus S5-PCT, 2004, 19.57 km/h

Class C1-B
Hans Georg SCHMID (Switzerland) Westbound Long Eze HB-YCT, 29/04/2000, 69.99 km/h.
Hans Georg SCHMID (Switzerland) Eastbound Long Eze HB-YCT, 28/03/2000, 69.87 km/h.
Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Westbound RV4 VH-NOJ, 25/09/1996, 23.31 km/h.
Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Eastbound RV4 VH-NOJ, 31/08/1995, 29.37 km/h.
Don TAYLOR (USA) Eastbound T18 N445T, 1/8-30/9/1976, 27.127 km/h.

Class C1-C
CarrolAnn GARRATT & Carol FOY (USA)Westbound Mooney M20J N220FC, 11/12/2008, 185.6 km/h
Charles CLASSEN & Philip GRETH (USA) Westbound Bonanza G-35 N4493D, 27/5-6/06/1988, 87.51 km/h.
William H. WISNER & Janice SULLIVAN (USA) Westbound Bonanza N6826Q, 11/6-6/7/1986, 71.40 km/h.
Donald F. MUIR & Andre DAEMAN (Canada) Eastbound Cessna 210N, 1-7/08/1982, 243.75 km/h.
R. S. MUCKLESTONE (USA) Westbound Cessna T210 N6922R, 1978, 204.05 km/h.
Harold N. BENHAM & Jack RODD (USA) Eastbound Bonanza N990MD, 1977, 142.44 km/h.
R. S. & P. J. MUCKLESTONE (USA) Westbound Cessna T210, 23/8-4/9/1975, 128.277 km/h.
Dr. Alvin MARKS (USA) Eastbound Cessna 210 N942SM, 18/4/1969, 118.20 km/h.
Sheila SCOTT (UK) Eastbound Piper Comanche 260 G-ATOY, 18/5-20/6/1969, 59.018 km/h.
Geraldine MOCK (USA) Eastbound Cessna 180, 19/3-17/4/1964, 52.751 km/h.

Class C1-D
Richard NORTON, Calin ROSETTI (USA) Via the Poles Malibu Mirage N26033, 05/15/1987, 14.04 km/h.
T. BROUGHAM & R. DICKESON (Australia) Eastbound Baron B55 VH-CFO, 10/08/1971, 318.28 km/h.
Robert L. & Joan WALLICK (USA) Eastbound Baron PJ-C808, 2/6-7/6/1966, 300.20 km/h.
Maximilien CONRAD (USA) Westbound Aztec PA-23 N4544P, 08/03/1961, 198.27 km/h.
David McCulloch & Gerard Keating (Canada) Westbound Cessna 414 C-FASB, 9/6-7/7/1986, 59.54 kmh/h.
Peter K. GLUCKMAN (USA) Eastbound Meyers200A N485C, 22/8-20/9/1959, 53.76 km/h.

Class C1-E
Hamad Ali AL-THANI (Qatar) Westbound Aerostar N90608, 29/04/1992, 132.02 km/h.
Richard RUTAN & Jeana YEAGER (USA) Eastbound without refuelling Voyager N269VA, 14-23/12/1986, 186.11 km/h.
D. MCCULLOCH & G. KEATING (Canada) Westbound Cesna 414 C-FASB, 9/6-7/7/1986, 59.54 km/h.
Philander P. CLAXTON III & John L. CINK (USA) Eastbound Piper Aerostar N300AM, 09/11/1977, 353.57 km/h.
Denys N. DALTON & T. GWYNNE-JONES (Australia) Eastbound VH TKE, 20-25/7/75, 327.73 km/h.
Elgen M. LONG (USA) via the Poles Navajo PA-31 N9097Y, 03/17/1971, 93.050 km/h.


HELICOPTERS

Class E1-C
Joe Ronald BOWER (USA) Eastbound Bell JetRanger III , 20/06/1994, 65.97 km/h.
Simon OLIPHANT-HOPE(UK) Eastbound, MD500E, 21/06/2004. 88.9 km/h

Class E1-D
H.Ross PEROT Jr & J.W. COBURN (USA) Eastbound Bell 206 N3911Z, 1-30/09/1982, 56.97 km/h.

HELICOPTERS FEMININE

Class E1-C
MURRAY Jennifer (UK) Robinson 44, 6/09/2000, 16.99 km/h.



REPEATED FLIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD

Pilots are listed by year of their first flights.
The years in bold indicate solo flights.
  • Post Wiley , 1931, 1933
  • Scott Sheila, 1966, 1971, 1979
  • Henning Huffer, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980
  • Muckelstone Robert, 1975, 1978
  • Wisner & Sullivan, 1976, 1986
  • Haile Frank, 1978, 1986, 1989
  • Smith Dick, 1982-3, 1988-9, 1994-5
  • Hamad Al Thani, 1985, 1992
  • Webb Dan, 1986, 1987, 1989
  • Rutan Dick, 1986, 1997
  • Collins Wayne, 1986, 1990
  • Moss Gérard and Margi, 1989-92, 2001
  • Reiss Robert, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2003
  • Bower Ron, 1994, 1996
  • Schmitt Dieter, 1994, 1997
  • Johanson Jon, 1995, 1996, 2000
  • Murray Jennifer, 1996, 2000
  • Ardoino Mario, 1998, 1999
  • Schmid HG, 2000, 2000
  • CarolAnn Garratt, 2003, 2008, 2011


YOUNGEST RTW PILOTS

Youngest Pilot flying Solo - record holders:

Current (achieved May 2013) James Tan (Malaysia) at 21 years of age. DOB:June 4, 1991, RTW ending May 16, 2013
Former (achieved Sept. 2012) - Carlo Schmid (Switzerland), at 22 years of age. DOB: January 25, 1990, RTW: July 11 to September 29, 2012
Former (achieved June 2007) - Barrington Irvin (USA), at 23 years of age. DOB: November 11, 1983. RTW: March 23 to June 27, 2007

NAME
NATION
Date of Birth
  Date of end of RTW  
Age at end of RTW
Barrington Irving USA 11 November 1983 27 June, 2007 23 years,7 months, 16 days
Carlo Schmid Switzerland 25 January, 1990 29 September, 2012 22 years, 8 months, 4 days
James Tan Malaysia 4 June, 1991 16 May, 2013 21 years, 11 months, 12 days


Youngest Pilot Non-solo - record holder:

Current (since Aug. 2012) - Walter Toledo (Brazil), at 21 years of age. DOB: December 1, 1991. RTW: July 8 to August 26, 2012
Accompanied by Eduardo Fleury for most of journey, except across Russia

 

Last update: May 19, 2013
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