August 17, 2008: Nicolas Perren (RTW 2005-2006) announces the publication of the book:"Great Circle, The World Eastbound".
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August 15, 2008: From Norm Livingstone:" I met up with Carol Ann Garrett in North Dakota recently. She is preparing for a record RTW attempt in December and I am riding my Harley Davidson motorcycle across North America this summer - quite a different experience to last years flight!!!! We spent some time together at the Canada/US border planning the Asian part of her trip."
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August 12, 2008: Bob Gannon will be parking Lucky Lady Too at a small airstrip near Nurnberg, Germany and returning to the States for a month plus. 3 This leg is about over. Always a bit sad at the end of each of the legs.3
Watch his interview on Helsinki TV on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otMgSuifp-0

August 12, 2008: Congratulations to Mike and Mookie for the completion of their RTW in their Baron N158BB. They landed on August 10 at 3.30 home (KTEB).
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August 6, 2008: Congratulations to Jim Nisbet for the completion of his RTW. He landed in Prestwick, Scotland on August 5, 2008 after 96 days and 28,382 NM in his Mooney G-CERT.
www.jimsbigadventure.co.uk

July 26, 2008: Congratulations to Ron Siwik for the completion of his RTW in his Bonanza N2092W on July 19, 2008
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Ron's Bonanza departing Portage County Airport (Ohio)







July 25, 2008: Just received from Robert Gannon in Norway:"Attached are photos from Eureka, Canada and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Sorry I don't have any from the North Pole but I was on instruments the last hour up there and another hour heading towards Longyearbyen and just never got around to letting go of the yoke to try to do anything but.. well, you know the story. Down in the Lofoten Islands of mainland Norway. Majestic."
Bob Gannon
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http://www.WorldFlyingAdventure.com








July 22, 2008: On a recent trip via Portugal to Spain and Switzerland , Gérard and Margi Moss met up with Earthrounders in each country: Delfim and Clara Costa in Lisbon (breakfast), Flemming and Angela Pedersen in Aigle (late lunch), and Michel (arm in sling) and Laura Gordillo in Madrid (dinner). Looks like they were lobbying for attendees for the next Earthrounders meeting in Brazil in 2010.
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July 19, 2008: Slowly-but-surely marathon pilot Bob Gannon, who recently returned to the USA with his faithful Lucky Lady 2 but refused to go to his point of departure in order to avoid 'closing the circle' just yet, has just completed a gruelling 13-hour flight across the North Pole. He left from Eureka, Canada and battled icy storms and Polar Bear winds before landing in Longyearbyen, Norway. Now northern Europe entices him with his own special version of aviation-exploration. Although he has flown to more places than any other mortal has ever read about, he doesn't consider the job done yet, and estimates that his RTW will take another 2-3 years to complete!
http://www.WorldFlyingAdventure.com

July 18, 2008: Search resumes for missing Steve Fossett.
A team of searchers is back on foot in the mountains of Nevada this week, hoping to find an answer to the mystery of Earthrounder Steve Fossett's disappearance. Steve vanished last September while flying in a Super Decathlon.
From the Avweb Site: http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1164-full.html#198307
To follow the search daily progress, go to their Web site:http://www.adventurescience.ca/

July 9, 2008 : Congratulations to Marc Aurel Lehmann and copilot Karl-Heinz Maxwitat for the successful completion of their RTW in a Diamond DA40 XL. They landed at Bienenfarm Germany (EDOI) on June 27.
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http://www.flugzeug-weltumrundung.de




July 8, 2008 : Ron Siwik left Portage County Airport (Ohio) on May 23 for a Westward solo RTW in his V35 Bonanza N2092W. He is now in Portugal.
He can be tracked on: http://www.rimrocked.com/events/eventview.php?eid=5
Photo by Mike Carroll.
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June 22, 2008 : Bonanza for Sale: Madeleine Dupont is selling her Bonanza.
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June 20, 2008 : From Flemming and Angela Pedersen: "We finally finished our wonderful tour around Africa, Indian Ocean and the Middle East on the 14 June. After a few nice days on the beach on the Greek island of Lesbos, we stopped in Maribor, Slovenia to see Matevz and Katarina Lenarcic."
http://honeymooney.com
Here is what Flemming calls "a boring dinner photo".

Also from Flemming, news of 2 more RTW "in progress" from Geneva:
= Wings and Bridges: They left Geneva on March 14 in a PC12 and
expect to be back on June 26. www.wingsandbridges.org/
= Rolf FRIEDEN and Manfred MELLOH left Geneva on June 19
in a Piper Comanche PA-24 HB-PON.
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June 11, 2008 : In a surprise encounter Flemming and Angela Pedersen on their slow way home from the Capetown Meeting met Earthrounders Antoine Gini and Marcel Large in Nevsehir, Turkey. Antoine and Marcel flew together in a Mooney in the RTW Air Race of 1992. They are part of a Turkish air rallye organized by Marcel Large (Raid International).
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June 4, 2008 : Earthrounder Claude Meunier welcomes Jim Nisbet at Jandakot Airport in Western Australia.
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www.jimsbigadventure.co.uk






May 31, 2008 : Mike and Mookie are starting their trip around the world on Sunday, June 1st in their Baron N158BB
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www.aroundtheygo.com


May 30, 2008 : In June 2009, Adele Schneidereit is planning to take off on a flight around the world, having only just overcome one challenge, that of obtaining her pilot's licence. Adele has cerebral palsy, and will become the first person disabled from birth to take on the big wide world challenge. She hopes to inspire other people with CP and at the same time prove, literally, that the sky's the limit. Anyone who would like to contact her, with sponsorship or advice, visit www.inspiretheworldfoundation.org

May 20, 2008 : Jim Nisbet and co-pilot Steve arrived in Bangkok on May 17th. They will depart for Phuket in southern Thailand on the 20th. Picture of Jim (left), Steve and Norm Livingstone at Royal Bangkok Sports Club; exchanging stories and advice for the ongoing flight. (Photo by Norm Livingstone)
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www.jimsbigadventure.co.u

May 17, 2008 : "Us 2 sixty year olds are going around the world in 2010 -- the plane is called bird of prey--I am Ed or as some say the crazy guy in the blue hangar --there is a real human interest story around this trip and the aircraft--her's a pic to give u a taste." Ed Pull
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May 12, 2008 : Jim Nisbet is now in Oman.
www.jimsbigadventure.co.u

May 11, 2008 : Marc Aurel Lehmann announces his departure from Bienenfarm (EDOI), Germany for an Easterly RTW with Karl-Heinz Maxwitat in a DA 40 XL N351DS
Wishing them fair winds and blue skies.
www.flugzeug-weltumrundung.de

May 4, 2008 : Ralf and Marga Hannemann are selling Australian maps and charts.
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May 1, 2008 : Jim Nisbet announces his departure tomorrow from Prestwick, Scotland, for his Eastbound RTW. He is with a friend in his Mooney 252 He will shortly have a Website showing his progress.
Fair winds and blue skies.

April 30, 2008 : Piper Comanche tank for sale. Details

April 23, 2008 : Mike Hebel and Mookie Bahiri announce their departure in May-June for a RTW flight in their Baron 58 N158BB.
Fair winds and blue skies.
www.aroundtheygo.com