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Westbound around the World - complete!

Bill's early evening arrival surprised us all. Although he encountered mountain wave and turbulence from West Texas to Arizona, he was ab...

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Bill has done it!

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Bill is early! new ETA to Ontario 2130 PST

Bill is smoking it! He has stayed at 10,000' for most of this flight to fly as fast as possible into the wind. He'll have to climb to go ...

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Westbound around the World - complete!

Bill's early evening arrival surprised us all. Although he encountered mountain wave and turbulence from West Texas to Arizona, he was ab...

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Bill has done it!

Bill has done it! We look forward to seeing the final numbers once they are all calculated. We will analyze many aspects of this attempt ...

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Bill is early! new ETA to Ontario 2130 PST

Bill is smoking it! He has stayed at 10,000' for most of this flight to fly as fast as possible into the wind. He'll have to climb to go ...

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Winds and Turbulence across the Southwest

San Juan (TJSJ) to Ontario, CA (KONT) is normally 15 hours, but this will be a brutal leg at 17 to 18 hours. Bill has been flying for 12 ...

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ALS

We hope you enjoy following the progress of this monumental task. From Bill, "This attempt has been a rewarding experience on a personal ...

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Last leg to KONT

Today's flight could be as long as 18 hours with strong headwinds and the associated turbulence. Bill plans to depart TJSJ San Juan, Puer...

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Bill is back in the USA

Welcome back to the USA, Bill! After 31 hours and 42 minutes, 5,754 nautical miles, Bill is on the ground. He left Capetown, South Africa...

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Communicating with 6ZQ

Bill's been airborne for almost 21 hours and has 9 more hours to go. So far, the weather has been good, with just one typical storm brewi...

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Sunrise arrival, sunset departure from FACT

Bill is airborne, enroute to San Juan, Puerto Rico at 1942 South African Standard time (1742Z). #teamrawaviation took this great photo of...

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How to carry 361 gallons in 6ZQ

6ZQ's fuel tanks hold 361 gallons. By careful design, practically every gallon is usable. There is a 15 gallon header tank mounted just f...

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