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SOLO FLIGHTS

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YEAR	CREW	NATION	TYPE	AIRCRAFT	REG	PHOTO	ROUTE	REMARKS
1929-30	Baron F.K.Koenig-Warthausen	GERMANY	Daimler-Klemm	Kamerad Huenefeld	D 1433		EAST	Shipped over oceans
1930-31	Mary Bruce	UK	Blackburn Bluebird	Bluebird	G-ABDS		EAST	Shipped across Pacific and Atlantic. Flew 20,000 miles
1931-32	Elly Beinhorn	GERMANY	Klemm		D-2160		EAST	Shipped across Pacific and Atlantic
1933	Wiley Post	USA	Lockheed Vega	Winnie Mae	NR105W		EAST 7 days,18 hrs	Speed record. Flew 15,000 miles
1947	Evans Clifford	USA	Piper PA12	CIity of Washington	N2345M		Flying together EAST 122 days
1947	George Truman	USA	Piper PA12	City od the Angels	N3671M		Flying together EAST 122 days
1951	Peter Mack	USA	Bonanza A35	Friendship Flame			EAST 111 days	33,789 SM
1959	Peter Gluckman	USA	Meyer 200		N485C		EAST
1964	Geraldine Mock	USA	Cessna 180	Spirit of Colombus	N1538C		EAST 29 days	First woman solo Speed record
1964	Joan Merriam Smith	USA	Piper Apache	City of Long Beach	N3251P		EAST
1966	Sheila Scott	UK	Comanche 260	Myth Too	G-ATOY		EAST
1966	Herman Miller III	USA	Piper Aztec				EAST
1969	Alvin Marks	CANADA	Cessna C210	Semper Fly II	N942SM		EAST 13 days
1969	Hypolite Landry	USA	Bonanza		N5842K		EAST 13 days
1969	Cliff Tait	NZ	Airtourer115	Miss Jacy	ZK-CXU		EAST	Shipped Tokyo - Vancouver
1969-70	Sheila Scott	UK	Comanche 260	Myth Too	G-ATOY		EAST	Second flight
1971	Sheila Scott	UK	Piper Aztec	Mythre	G-AYTO		Over North Pole	Third flight
1971	Elgen Long	USA	Piper Navajo	Crossroads Endeavour			Via Both Poles	First r-t-w to overfly both poles
1972	Henning Huffer	GERMANY	Messerschmitt-Boelkow BO 209 Monsun		D-EAAC		EAST	Shipped across the Pacific First flight
1974-76	Henning Huffer	GERMANY	Mooney Chaparal M20E		N 9608V		EAST	Second fligth
1974	Amos Buettell	USA	Cessna 310				EAST
1975	Hans Tholstrup	AUSTRALIA	Grumann AM 1B Trainer 105 hp		N6505L		EAST 3 months
1976	Don Taylor	USA	Thorp T18	Victoria 76	N455T		EAST	First home built
1977	Paul Straub	USA	Mooney Super Turbo 21		N300MD		EAST
1978	Robert Muckelstone	USA	Cessna Centurion T210
1980	Judith Chisholm	UK	Cessna Centurion T210		G-BAGE		EAST
1980-81	Henning Huffer	GERMANY	Mooney M20J		N3683H		WEST	Fifth flight
1982- 1983	Dick Smith	AUSTRALIA	Bell Jet Ranger 206	Australian Explorer	VH-DIK		EAST	First solo helicopter
1984	Donald (Rode) Rodewald	USA	Comanche 260		N8998P		EAST	First Wheelchair aviator
1985	Sheik Hamad Al Thani	QATAR	Piper Seneca II				EAST
1984	Patrick Franceschi	FRANCE	Aviasud Sirocco
1988	Peter Norvill	AUSTRALIA	Cessna Hawk XP		VH-PSV		WEST
1989	Gaby Kennard	AUSTRALIA	Piper Saratoga	Gerty	VH-GKF	EAST 99 days	29,000 NM
1990	James Dunlap	USA	Cessna 182					74 years old at time of flight
1991	Tom Casey	USA	Cessna 206 On Floats	Liberty II				First float plane landing exclusively on water
1991	R.J. Plimpton	SWISS	Twin Comanche
1992	Sheik Hamad Al Thani	QATAR	Aerostar 601P		N900608		WEST	Second flight
1992-1993	Dieter Langer	USA	Maule
1993	Hans Schneider	GERMANY	Cessna 150					Shipped over oceans
1993	Zissis Pehlevanudis	GREECE	Bonanza SL-AML
1994	Ron Bower	USA	Bell 206		N206AJ		EAST 17 days	Speed record
1994	Dieter Schmitt	GERMANY	Bonanza F33A		D-EHIB
1994	Fred Lasby	Canada	Comanche					Oldest pilot to fly solo RTW at 83 years of age
1995	Antonio Faria e Melio	PORTUGAL	Bonanza F33	Alice 19	CS-AZI		EAST 70 days	Wheelchair aviator 28,372 NM
1995	Jon Johanson	AUSTRALIA	Van RV4		VH-NOJ		EAST	Speed record
1996	Claude Meunier	AUSTRALIA	Aerostar 602P/700		VH-XRD		EAST 99 days	24,776 NM
1996	Jon Johanson	AUSTRALIA	Van RV4		VH-NOJ		WEST	Second flight Speed record
1996	Hans Gutmann	AUSTRIA	Glasair IIS-RG	Elisabeth	OE-CGH		EAST
1997	Dieter Schmitt	GERMANY	Bonanza F33A		D-EHIB			Second flight
1998	Lee Joo Hak (Peter)	KOREA	Cherokee 235	Geum Kang II	N15152		EAST 36 days	26,000 NM
1998	Mario Ardoino	AUSTRALIA	Archer		VH-MGA		WEST
1998	Reed Prior	USA	Mooney M20J		N60RP		WEST
1999	Mario Ardoino	AUSTRALIA	Archer		VH-MGA		WEST	Second flight
2000	H G Schmid	SWITZERLAND	Long EZ Homebuilt	HB-YCT			EAST 27 days	Speed record
2000	H G Schmid	SWITZERLAND	Long EZ Homebuilt	HB-YCT			WEST 27 days	Second flight Speed record
2000	Jon Johanson	AUSTRALIA	Van RV4		VH-NOJ		EAST	Via the North Pole
2000	Robert Ragozzino	USA	Stearman N2S-B				EAST 5 months
2000	Jennifer Murray	UK	Robinson 44		G-MURY			Accompanied by Colin Bodill in a "microlight", another R44 and a Caravan chase plane
2001	Polly Vacher	UK	Piper Dakota		G-FRGN		EAST
2001	Michel Gordillo	SPAIN	MCR-01		EC-ZBQ		EAST	Seneca chase plane
2001	Gérard Moss	BRAZIL	Ximango		PT-ZAM		WEST 100 days	First motor-glider
2001	Simon Oliphant-Hope	UK	MD Notar		N201U		EAST	Speed record attempt
2002	Steve Fossett	USA	Cameron Rozière	Spirit of Freedom			EAST 14 days	First solo in a hot air balloon
2002	Bill Finlen	Australia	Bonanza		VH-TYE		WEST
2003	Bob Reiss	USA	Turbine Bonanza		N9675R		EAST	His fourth RTW
2003	Robert Irwin	USA	Baron		N100N	EAST
2003	Antonio Feria e Melio	Portugal	Bonanza		CS-AZI		EAST	His second RTW in a wheel chair
2003	Delfim Costa	Portugal	Cessna 210		CS-AOD		EAST
2003	CarolAnn Garratt	USA	Mooney MSE		N220FC		WEST	7 months, 36,667 nm. Feb 28-Oct 12
2004	John Coale	USA	Cessna 210		N30EW		EAST
2004	Polly Vacher	UK	Piper Dakota		G-FRGN		WEST	First woman solo over 7 continents First woman solo over the North Pole First solo in single over 7 continents
2004	Thomas Scherer	GERMANY	Europa		N81EU	EAST
2004	Matevz Lanarcic	SLOVENIA	Pipistrel Sinus 912				EAST
2005	Steve Fossett	USA	Model 311	Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer	N277SF		EAST	First non stop solo RTW
2005	Bill Randolph	USA	RV8		N878DZ		EAST
2005	Dean Stahr	USA			N277SF		WEST	Oldest US pilot
2006	Manuel Queiroz	UK	RV-6		G-GDRV		EAST
2007	Jens Abilgaard Hansen	DANEMARK	Cessna 182		N2217L		EAST	www.hosbiz.com
2007	Wojciech Mirski	SWITZERLAND	Comanche 260C		HB-OTF		EAST	http://www.flying-doctor.ch
2007	Barrington Irving	USA	Colombia 400	Inspiration	N731EA		EAST	http://www.experienceaviation.org/ First African American and youngest RTW solo
2008	Ron Siwik	USA	Bonanza		N2092W		WEST
2009	Andy Hopper	UK	Cessna 210		G-SEEK		WEST
2010	Alexander Tschakaloff	Germany	Cessna 210 Centurion		D-EHJA		WEST	http://d-ehja.blogspot.com/
2011	Robert Gannon	USA	Cessna 182	Lady Luck Too	N182VE		EAST, WEST, POLES	Started 1992 http://www.worldflyingadventure.com/
2011	Harry R. Anderson	USA	Lancair Colunbia		N788W		EAST	http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/harry4123/1/tpod.html
2011-2012	CarollAnn Garratt	USA	Mooney	Silver Wings	N220FC		EAST	CarollAnn's third RTW
2012	Matevz Lenarcic	Slovania	Pipistrel Sinus W914	Little One	S5-PEZ		EAST	http://www.worldgreenflight.com/
2012	Carlo Schmid	Switzerland	Cessna 210 Turbo-Prop		HB-RTW		EAST	http://www.rtw2012.com/
2013	Total to date = 94 solo flights

Last update: March 13, 2013

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