FORM FOR CONFIRMATION OF ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHTS
Pilot(s) name(s)
First name: Henning
Surname: Huffer
Nationality: Germany
Other crew/passengers who flew part of the journey:
First name: Sulueti
Surname: Ritova
Leg(s) flown:Fiji Island to Germany
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon.) Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Mooney
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): 201
Type: (i.e. A35): M20j
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N3683H
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): Wesstbound
How did you cross the Atlantic Ocean (North, Centre, South)? North
How did you cross the Pacific Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Center
Date of departure: November 19, 1980
Point of departure: Barnsville, Ohio
Date of return to point of departure: March 17, 1981 (*)
Point of return:
Duration: (days): 118
Duration: (flying hours): 231
Distance flown: 27 500 NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 28
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 8
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 17
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : HF and VHF
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ?
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : Myself
If not, which company did you use?:
Which insurance company did you use? : None
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : USA
Which was the most difficult? : Oman
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Barnsville, Ohio
Which was the worst? : Colombo, Sri Lanka
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : No
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : No
Did you create a Website about your flight? If so, what is the URL? No
General remarks about your flight:
Route across the Pacific: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Hawaii, Christmas, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Tahiti, Rangiroa, back to Tahiti, Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, Brisbane
(*) I took over the airplane with the registration N3683H at the plant of Mooney Aircraft in Kerrville, Texas, and flew first thing to Barnsville, Ohio. the place of business of the Mooney dealer.After completing the legal transaction, I left Westbound on my RTW flight. When reaching Karlsruhe, Germany, I sold the aircraf to a German individual. He had the Mooney registered in Germany as DEESU. In April 1983, I flew the aircraft form Germany to Lampton Field, CA for wing and tail modifications passing throught Barnsville, Ohio on April 14, 1983. The leg across the North Atlantic took 5 days. Those and the distance flown I added to the major part of the trip in 1980-81.
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Database Flight Number: 341
First name: Henning
Surname: Huffer
Nationality: Germany
Other crew/passengers who flew part of the journey:
First name: Sulueti
Surname: Ritova
Leg(s) flown:Fiji Island to Germany
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon.) Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Mooney
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): 201
Type: (i.e. A35): M20j
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N3683H
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): Wesstbound
How did you cross the Atlantic Ocean (North, Centre, South)? North
How did you cross the Pacific Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Center
Date of departure: November 19, 1980
Point of departure: Barnsville, Ohio
Date of return to point of departure: March 17, 1981 (*)
Point of return:
Duration: (days): 118
Duration: (flying hours): 231
Distance flown: 27 500 NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 28
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 8
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 17
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : HF and VHF
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ?
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : Myself
If not, which company did you use?:
Which insurance company did you use? : None
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : USA
Which was the most difficult? : Oman
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Barnsville, Ohio
Which was the worst? : Colombo, Sri Lanka
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : No
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : No
Did you create a Website about your flight? If so, what is the URL? No
General remarks about your flight:
Route across the Pacific: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Hawaii, Christmas, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Tahiti, Rangiroa, back to Tahiti, Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, Brisbane
(*) I took over the airplane with the registration N3683H at the plant of Mooney Aircraft in Kerrville, Texas, and flew first thing to Barnsville, Ohio. the place of business of the Mooney dealer.After completing the legal transaction, I left Westbound on my RTW flight. When reaching Karlsruhe, Germany, I sold the aircraf to a German individual. He had the Mooney registered in Germany as DEESU. In April 1983, I flew the aircraft form Germany to Lampton Field, CA for wing and tail modifications passing throught Barnsville, Ohio on April 14, 1983. The leg across the North Atlantic took 5 days. Those and the distance flown I added to the major part of the trip in 1980-81.
Advice to other pilots:
Please indicate here if you agree that we may use the information contained here on the Earthrounders website: I agree
Database Flight Number: 341