Pilot(s) name(s)
First name: Louis-Alain
Surname: Dumont
Nationality: French
Other crew/passengers who completed the full circumnavigation:
First name: Annie
Surname:Dumont
Nationality: French
Other people who may have flown part of the journey:
First name: Thierry
Surname: Pouille
Leg(s) flown: Nagoya-Oshkosh
First name:
Stephane
Surname: Mayer
Leg(s) flown: Buffalo-Toussus
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon�)
Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Daher Socata
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): TBM 700
Type: (i.e. A35): TBM 700 C2
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N700KV
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: May 18, 2012
Point of departure: Toussus le Noble (France)
Date of return to point of departure: July 28, 2012
Point of return: Toussus
Duration: (days): 71
Duration: (flying hours): 100 hours 25 minutes
Distance flown: 24 436 NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 33
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 7 (Medina, Ahmenabad, Anadyr, Juneau, Fond du lac, Sonderstrom, Prestwick)
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 21 (only refuelling in saudia Arabia, Greenland and UK) and with France 22
Itinarary:
Toussus le Noble, Granada, Marrakech, Malta, Santorini, Istanbul, Kapadokya, Rhodos, Aqaba, Medina, Duba�,
Muscat, Ahmenabad, Agra, Kolkata, Chiang Ma�, Siem Reap, Langkawi, Singapore, Borobodur, Bali, Kota Kinabalu, Cebu,
Hong Kong, Ta�pei, Nagoya, Sakhalinsk, Petropavlosk, Anadyr, Anchorage, Juneau, Seattle,
Rapid City, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Buffalo, Goose Bay, Sondrestrom Fjord, Reykjavik, Prestwick, Toussus le Noble.
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : We had an Iridium sat telephone for emergency,
one handheld VHF for ground clearances, and 2 fixed VHF (GNS 530). Two IPads.
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ? We thought that AirJourney did
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : No
If not, which company did you use?: AirJourney with WorldOps I think
Which insurance company did you use? : La Reunion Aerienne
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : North Atlantic
Which was the most difficult? : Dubai (too many taxiways)
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Honh Kong
Which was the worst? : Medina ( 4 hours for the fuel)
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : Doing that now
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? :
Did you create a Website about your flight? If so, what is the URL? Air Journey did two! :
http://aj-rtw2012.blogspot.fr/
http://www.airjourney.com/blog/
General
General remarks about your flight:
The earth is beautifull, and, if well prepared, the Journey is not difficult with that kind of plane.
Advice to other pilots:
Don�t forget to wear Pilot�s uniforms (white shirts, black trousers, caps, Plastic ID cards around the neck ... )
Everything goes easier on the ground !
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Database Flight Number: 533