Posted on 03/03/2005 7:30:50 AM PST by gopwinsin04
US adventurer Steve Fossett ended all doubts that he would continue his quest to become the first person to fly around the world solo, non-stop and without refuleing after he reached Hawaii and headed for the US mainland early Thursday morning.
Tailwinds as fast as 150 mph encouraged Fossett to continue across the Pacific, according to his mission control team in an emailed statement yesterday.
Yesterday, they said a fuel loss left him dependent on tailwinds to complete the bid. 'Let's go for it,' Fossett said by satellite phone at 3:30 AM this morning, according to the statement.
'I hit the jet stream, which has put us in a better fuel position. I have every hope of making it.'
Fossett has already broken one record on his current flight. After passing a checkpoint at Ferar in southeast Toyko, he broke the 1962 record for the longest flight without a landing.
The US pilots 14,358.02 miles beat the 12,532.28 miles set by the B-52 bomber more than four decades ago.
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He's on one hell of a long final.
PMSNBC cut away to MJ trail!
What are the people on the ground wearing? Puff balls on their hats?
Bwahahaha... MJ trial... you're kidding...
Had to change my tagline for a bit
getting ready to deploy drouge chute
There's a marching band there.
Nope.
Now I understand why they are dead last.
Marching Band
drouge chute
That chase plane better fall back real fast, then...
8 miles NW.
8 miles out
I can see my house!
Im south of you in Wichita
Man, Kansas is a flat place. Really wouldn't matter if he missed the runway, he'd be fine.
4 miles out
4 miles NW, straight in to runway 17.
he's kidding ....I'm pretty sure he is still craking cake in AZ
Actually I'm 50 miles west of Phoenix right now. Was just kidding about the house.
Yeah...pick a field...any field will do..
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