FORM FOR CONFIRMATION OF ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHTS
Pilot(s) name(s)
First name: Harry
Surname: Anderson
Nationality: USA
Nation: USA
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon…) Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Lancair
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): Columbia
Type: (i.e. A35): 300
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N788W
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): Eastbound
How did you cross the Atlantic Ocean (North, Centre, South)? North
How did you cross the Pacific Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Centre
Date of departure: June 27, 2011
Point of departure: Bremerton WA, KPWT
Date of return to point of departure: December 8, 2011
Point of return: Bremerton WA, KPWT
Duration: (days): 164 days
Duration: (flying hours): 162.2 hours
Distance flown: 23 970 NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 28
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 1
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 16
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : VHF, HF, Satphone
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ?
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : I obtained part of them myself, the rest through a thirf party company.
If not, which company did you use?: Skyplan Ltd in canada.
Which insurance company did you use? : StarNet Insurance Company
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : USA
Which was the most difficult? : India
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Outside the UR: Gloucester, UK, (EGBJ). The most GA-friendly of the airports I visited outside the US. Overall best Bremerton, WA (KPWT). Long runway, multiple approaches, easy ramp access, selfserve fuel, restaurant on the field, lots of transient parking.
Which was the worst? : Nagpur India.
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : Not yet, I will be doing so.
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : No
Did you create a Website of your RTW? If so, what is the URL? http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/hpeier12/1/1328346727/tpod.html
General remarks about your flight:
The trip was exciting and challenging, with no major mishaps, but arranging basic travel logistics (hotels, transport to and from, tours and excursions, etc.) which I did myself can be a lot of work. By comparison, the flight arrangements were generally straightforward with the help of Skyplan for permits and arranging handlers in the more difficult places.
Advice to other pilots:
: Check and reserve avgas ahead of time for Pacific islands and places like India. Stay away from large international airports which are expensive and generally don’t welcome light aircraft. Instead, go to medium/small size airport towns with avgas. For an RTW trip like mine, budget a total of approximately US$40,000 (half of which is fuel) and 2-3 months. Take US$ cash (newer currency) needed to buy avgas in barrels in many places. A notebook computer with WiFi (or at least an iPAD) is essential and line up your list of weather websites beforehand. Obtaining weather from local Met offices is not better than you can find yourself on the internet. In planning your route, contact ferry pilots, local pilots and others who have flown your basic route – they will have valuable knowledge about local conditions and restrictions, where to go and what to avoid.
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Database Flight Number: 527
First name: Harry
Surname: Anderson
Nationality: USA
Nation: USA
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon…) Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Lancair
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): Columbia
Type: (i.e. A35): 300
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N788W
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): Eastbound
How did you cross the Atlantic Ocean (North, Centre, South)? North
How did you cross the Pacific Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Centre
Date of departure: June 27, 2011
Point of departure: Bremerton WA, KPWT
Date of return to point of departure: December 8, 2011
Point of return: Bremerton WA, KPWT
Duration: (days): 164 days
Duration: (flying hours): 162.2 hours
Distance flown: 23 970 NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 28
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 1
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 16
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : VHF, HF, Satphone
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ?
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : I obtained part of them myself, the rest through a thirf party company.
If not, which company did you use?: Skyplan Ltd in canada.
Which insurance company did you use? : StarNet Insurance Company
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : USA
Which was the most difficult? : India
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Outside the UR: Gloucester, UK, (EGBJ). The most GA-friendly of the airports I visited outside the US. Overall best Bremerton, WA (KPWT). Long runway, multiple approaches, easy ramp access, selfserve fuel, restaurant on the field, lots of transient parking.
Which was the worst? : Nagpur India.
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : Not yet, I will be doing so.
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : No
Did you create a Website of your RTW? If so, what is the URL? http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/hpeier12/1/1328346727/tpod.html
General remarks about your flight:
The trip was exciting and challenging, with no major mishaps, but arranging basic travel logistics (hotels, transport to and from, tours and excursions, etc.) which I did myself can be a lot of work. By comparison, the flight arrangements were generally straightforward with the help of Skyplan for permits and arranging handlers in the more difficult places.
Advice to other pilots:
: Check and reserve avgas ahead of time for Pacific islands and places like India. Stay away from large international airports which are expensive and generally don’t welcome light aircraft. Instead, go to medium/small size airport towns with avgas. For an RTW trip like mine, budget a total of approximately US$40,000 (half of which is fuel) and 2-3 months. Take US$ cash (newer currency) needed to buy avgas in barrels in many places. A notebook computer with WiFi (or at least an iPAD) is essential and line up your list of weather websites beforehand. Obtaining weather from local Met offices is not better than you can find yourself on the internet. In planning your route, contact ferry pilots, local pilots and others who have flown your basic route – they will have valuable knowledge about local conditions and restrictions, where to go and what to avoid.
Please indicate here if you agree that we may use the information contained here on the Earthrounders website: You can use this this information on the Earthrounders web site.
Database Flight Number: 527