FORM FOR CONFIRMATION OF ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHTS
Pilot(s) name(s)
First name: Hao
Surname: Chen
Nationality: USA
Other people who may have flown part of the journey:
First name: Allison
Surname: Chen
Leg(s) flown: KPAE - CYVR - CYTH - CYFB - BGGH - BIRK - EGTK - LFBT - LEBL
First name: Ray
Surname: Chen
Leg(s) flown: KPAE - CYVR - CYTH - CYFB - BGGH - BIRK - EGTK - LFBT - LEBL
First name: Fan
Surname: Ping
Leg(s) flown: LIRA - LYTV - LGIR - HEGN - OERK - OOMS - VAAH - VGEG - VTCC - WSSL - VVTS - VMMC - ZGKL - ZSNT - RJFR - RJCC
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon.) Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): TBM
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): 700B
Type: (i.e. A35): TBM7
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N790TB
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)? North
Date of departure: July 03, 2025
Point of departure: KPAE Paine Field
Date of return to point of departure: August 12, 2025
Point of return: KPAE Paine Field
Duration: (days): 41
Duration: (flying hours): 79
Distance flown: 24 500NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 23
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 5
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 20
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : Satphone, StarLink
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ?
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : China myself
If not, which company did you use?: Most through Overflight Unlimited, (UK), Japan through Mr Peter Steeger
Which insurance company did you use? : SAAM Assurance Group
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : Canada, Middle East.
Which was the most difficult? : India, Myanmar (overflight)
Which was the best airport you landed at? : OOMS Muscat.
Which was the worst? : VAAH Ahmedabad, India.
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : No, thinking about doing so, but don't know how
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : Not that I'm aware of.
Did you create a Website about your flight? If so, what is the URL? https://rtw-flight-map.onrender.com for flight routes. Haven't created a website yet, might do at some point later.
General remarks about your flight:
Trip of a lifetime. Memorable moments: Lost primary instruments and navigation over Myanmar due to GPS spoofing in hard IMC was scary; drained the battery in Japan by accident caused multiple days of frustrating delays; had to wait for perfect tailwind to cross Pacific and then the volcano blew up throwing ashes that blocked my path pushed me to the very limit; crossing Pacific from RJCK to PASY and land at that AirForce base was the most stressful leg. Then I had the hardest instrument landings close at home, pitch dark night landing at Dutch Harbor, and down to minimum hard IMC approach to Juneau. Getting into China was amazing and a dream come true. Amazing food and people I met everywhere.
Advice to other pilots:
1) Avoid overflight Myanmar airspace if possible due to active GPS jamming/spoofing. 2) India Customs and Immigration are really bad, the worst experience of the whole trip. We ended up stranded at the airport for 24 hours due to a minor visa discrepancy. 3) Costs in China are very high, assuming you can get in in the first place.
Please indicate here if you agree that we may use the information contained here on the Earthrounders website: Yes
Database Flight Number: 707
First name: Hao
Surname: Chen
Nationality: USA
Other people who may have flown part of the journey:
First name: Allison
Surname: Chen
Leg(s) flown: KPAE - CYVR - CYTH - CYFB - BGGH - BIRK - EGTK - LFBT - LEBL
First name: Ray
Surname: Chen
Leg(s) flown: KPAE - CYVR - CYTH - CYFB - BGGH - BIRK - EGTK - LFBT - LEBL
First name: Fan
Surname: Ping
Leg(s) flown: LIRA - LYTV - LGIR - HEGN - OERK - OOMS - VAAH - VGEG - VTCC - WSSL - VVTS - VMMC - ZGKL - ZSNT - RJFR - RJCC
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon.) Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): TBM
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): 700B
Type: (i.e. A35): TBM7
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N790TB
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)? North
Date of departure: July 03, 2025
Point of departure: KPAE Paine Field
Date of return to point of departure: August 12, 2025
Point of return: KPAE Paine Field
Duration: (days): 41
Duration: (flying hours): 79
Distance flown: 24 500NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 23
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 5
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 20
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : Satphone, StarLink
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ?
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : China myself
If not, which company did you use?: Most through Overflight Unlimited, (UK), Japan through Mr Peter Steeger
Which insurance company did you use? : SAAM Assurance Group
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : Canada, Middle East.
Which was the most difficult? : India, Myanmar (overflight)
Which was the best airport you landed at? : OOMS Muscat.
Which was the worst? : VAAH Ahmedabad, India.
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : No, thinking about doing so, but don't know how
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : Not that I'm aware of.
Did you create a Website about your flight? If so, what is the URL? https://rtw-flight-map.onrender.com for flight routes. Haven't created a website yet, might do at some point later.
General remarks about your flight:
Trip of a lifetime. Memorable moments: Lost primary instruments and navigation over Myanmar due to GPS spoofing in hard IMC was scary; drained the battery in Japan by accident caused multiple days of frustrating delays; had to wait for perfect tailwind to cross Pacific and then the volcano blew up throwing ashes that blocked my path pushed me to the very limit; crossing Pacific from RJCK to PASY and land at that AirForce base was the most stressful leg. Then I had the hardest instrument landings close at home, pitch dark night landing at Dutch Harbor, and down to minimum hard IMC approach to Juneau. Getting into China was amazing and a dream come true. Amazing food and people I met everywhere.
Advice to other pilots:
1) Avoid overflight Myanmar airspace if possible due to active GPS jamming/spoofing. 2) India Customs and Immigration are really bad, the worst experience of the whole trip. We ended up stranded at the airport for 24 hours due to a minor visa discrepancy. 3) Costs in China are very high, assuming you can get in in the first place.
Please indicate here if you agree that we may use the information contained here on the Earthrounders website: Yes
Database Flight Number: 707