Welcome to Earthrounders.com
This site is a register of pilots who have flown around the world in light aircraft (*).
It records the pilots and their aircraft in chronological order,
and aims to inspire others who have similar flying dreams.
It records the pilots and their aircraft in chronological order,
and aims to inspire others who have similar flying dreams.
(*) Maximum weight 7000 kg.
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June 22, 2025,
HOT NEWS
Kyrgyzstan meeting a great success!
Congratulations to Soiuzbek Saliev for hosting a wonderful event.
A review of proceedings has now been published. See sidebar.
Videos and photo's of the presentations will follow asap.
May 31, 2025,
News of Northam Airfield, Australia and one of the of the very few in the World where three succesful solo flights around the World departed from.
They are:
CLAUDE MEUNIER, 1996, Piper Aerostar
STEVE FOSSETT, 2002, hot air balloon
FEDOR KONYUKHOV, 2016, hot air balloon
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May 03, 2025,
We have recently been told by Earthrounder Antoine Gini (RTW 1992) thatPhoto' shows Antoine Gini, Marcel Large and two passengers arriving at Moscow-Tushino, July 12 1992
Marcel Large was the organiser of the second of two Rallies around the World.
There is an interesting write-up about the two 1992 RTW Rallies on:
http://pionnair-ge.com/spip1/spip.php?article452
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April 07, 2025,
Congratulations to Peter Wilson and to Andre de Freitas for the award of a Guinness World Record for their recent RTW and the FAI record, "Speed around the World through antipodes":
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/776702-fastest-circumnavigation-by-helicopter-through-antipodal-points
https://www.fai.org/record/20481
January 20, 2025,
Thank you to Bob Bates for the address of the excellent video of his RTW with Barry Payne in Barry's Comanche ZK-BAZ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQrPDnTXcps
December 29,
Sincere congratulations to Stephan and Sabine Krauss and Ian Brill for the successful completion of their RTW in the
Piper Cheyenne D-INFO.
December 20,
November 19, 2024
Late but sincere congratulations to John Mayes for the successful completion of his RTW in his Citation N550J, in 1999.
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October 14, 2024
Sincere congratulations to Barry Payne and to Bob Bates for the successful completion of their RTW in Barry's Comanche ZK-BAZ.
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October 5, 2024
Sincere congratulations to Peter Wilson and to Andre de Freitas for the successful completion of their RTW in a Robinson R66 helicoter,completing an antipodal circumnavigation (eastbound). They landed on October 1, 2024, where thay had started on June in Jaguaruna, Santa Catarina, Brazil .
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September 28, 2024
A joyful gaggle of Earthrounders met in Seattle to commemorate the Centinary Anniversary of yhe first RTW in 1924.Larger picture
September 26, 2024
Sincere congratulations to Claudio Robetto and Bettina Raimondi for the successful completion of their RTW in a Mooney.
September 25, 2024
Sincere congratulations to Pieter Nel for his solo flight in a Mooney, being the first South African solo pilot around the World.
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August 11, 2024
Sincere congratulations to Mishaal Alusdairy for his solo flight in a DA42.Thank you to Andrew Riedel for passing the news and for the link to an excellent video:
https://youtu.be/wPpdjbgb_jg?si=7si9ngd8K7gP3Uj1
July 31, 2024
From CarolAnn Garratt:(RTW 2003, 2008, 211)Mooney for sale:
It has been a long and hard decision, but I've finally made it.
Full details.
July 16, 2024
Pieter Nel announces his departure around 22 July from KBLM, Monmouth Executive Airport in New Jersey, USA for a solo RTW in his Mooney N5810T.https://www.pieternel.net/
July 1, 2024
The next Earthrounders Meeting will take place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in Central Asia in 2025.Please read the first Invitation Letter .
June 21, 2024
Sincere congratulations to Georges Adam and Hubert Sagnieres for their fifth RTW in a Pilatus PC-12-45, Spirit of Saint Exupery.The flight was to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the first RTW of 1924 and also to celebrate the pulication of the new book by Hubert Sagnieres titled: Daring French explorations.
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June 11, 2024
From Peter Wilson (RTW 2017):Andre de Freitas and I are about to circumnavigate the Globe through antipodes. Our frantic preparations culminate in take-off in his R66 from Jaguaruna, Santa Catarina, Brazil on the 18th of June.
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Project details:
https://www.threejourneysround.com/flying-rtw-2024
Our satellite beacon of progress here:
https://share.delorme.com/PetersAdventure
And follow our story:
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June 4, 2024
Casey Salbert will be departing Kitty Hawk on September 2024.Wishing him fair weather and blue skies...
May 30, 2024
Young Barry Payne and young Bob Bates are planning to depart from Mount Hagen in PNG on Saturday, June 1st, for their RTW Young celbrating the 1924 first flight around the World .They can be followed on a daily basis on their Site:
www.pngtours.com/tours/bobnbaz.htm
and on Flight Aware.
May 30, 2024
From John Bones, a fascinating video of their record flight in a Learjet 36A:https://youtu.be/9ZGiTKexgQw?si=rTXjVtZWb3DtKJoLM
Thank you John.
May 5, 2024
Shinji Maeda (RTW 2021) and Adriam Eichhorn (RTW 2016) are planning a "Back to Japan" ; flight in 2025 to celebrate the relationship between Japan and the USA.https://www.aerozypangu.com/japan-usa-friendship-flight
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Last update: June 24, 2025 LW
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