FORM FOR CONFIRMATION OF ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHTS
Pilot(s) name(s)
First name: Laundy
Surname: Trevor
Nationality: British
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon.) Twin piston
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Piper
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): Turbo Twin Comnche
Type: (i.e. A35): P30
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever): None
Registration: D-GPEZ
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): Eastbound
How did you cross the Atlantic Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Centre (Azores)
How did you cross the Pacific Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Centre (Hawaii)
Point of departure: Peterborough Conington EGSF
Point of return: Peterborough Conington EGSF
Duration: (days): 32 days total
Duration: (flying hours): Chok-chock times: 86.05 + 85.10 = 171.05 hours total
Distance flown: 27,001 NM approx
How many overnight stops did you make? : 30 within the 2 flying periods, 17 months in New Zealand.
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 2, on the part 1, outbound UK to NZ where the ferry tank was not fitted.
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 16
Itinerary:
Part 1: UK to Nz, via India: April 1,2013 - April 18, 2013
Part 2: Nz to UK via the US: September 19, 2014 - October 2, 2014
Part 1: UK to Nz, via India: April 1,2013 - April 18, 2013
PETERBOROUGH CONINGTON (UK) – EGSF; DUBROVNIK (CROATIA)- LDDU; IRAKLION (CRETE)-LGIR; AQABAR (JORDAN)- OJAQ; BAHRAIN - OBBI; MUSCAT (OMAN)-OOMS; NAGPUR (INDIA)-VANP; CALCUTTA (INDIA)-VECC; CHIANG MAI (THAILAND)-VTCC; SELETAR (SINGAPORE)-WSSL; DENPASAR (BALI)-WADD; DARWIN (AUSTRALIA)-YPDN; AYERS ROCK (AUSTRALIA)-YAYE; BIRDSVILLE (AUSTRALIA)-YBDV; GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA)-YBCG; LORD HOWE ISLAND (AUSTRALIA)-YLHI;WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND)-NZWN; OMAKA (NEW ZEALAND)-NZOM;
TECH STOPS (FUEL) DUBROVNIK AND BIRDSVILLE
Part 2: Nz to UK via the US: September 19, 2014 - October 2, 2014
OMAKA(NEW ZEALAND)-NZOM; AUCKLAND(NEW ZEALAND)-NZAA; PAGO PAGO (AMERICAN SAMOA)-NSTU; CHRISTMAS ISLAND -PLCH; HONOLULU (HAWAII)-PHNL; SANTA MARIA (CA US)-KSMX; OKLAHOMA CITY(OK US)-KOKC; COLUMBUS(OH US)-KCMH; BANGOR (MNE US)-KBGR; HALIFAX (NS CANADA)-CYHZ; SANTA MARIA (AZ PORTUGAL)-LPAZ; PETERBOROUGH CONINGTON (UK) -EGSF.
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : HF radio, sat phone, email by HF radio.
Other: HF RADIO ESSENTIAL AND USED EXTENSIVELY IN SE ASIA, ACROSS THE AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR AND THE TASMAN SEA, ALL ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND THE ATLANTIC (ON THIS ROUTING).
SATPHONE ALSO ESSENTIAL BUT USED MORE FOR PERSONAL / OPS REASONS, RATHER THAN FOR ATC.
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ? NOT ACTIVELY, BUT PEOPLE TRACKED ME!
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : SOME OF THEM MYSELF. FROM UK TO THE MIDDLE EAST I DID MYSELF. THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND FAR EAST DOWN TO AUSTRALIA I USED OVERFLIGHT (PAUL PORTNOI) - RECOMMENDED.
FROM AUSTRALIA THROUGH NZ AND ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO CALIFORNIA I USED AIR CENTER ONE, AUCKLAND( ROB LEACH). EXCELLENT, FRIENDLY, SERVICE BASED ON HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND HIS CONTACTS ALONG THE ROUTE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ACROSS THE CONUS AND THE ATLANTIC I DID MY OWN PLANNING AND FILING BUT SECURITY CLEARANCE OF MY EUROPEAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ACROSS US AIRSPACE (TSA WAIVER) WAS ARRANGED BY RICK WOLFER OF PARAMOUNT. AGAIN, EXCELLENT SERVICE AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Which insurance company did you use? : INITIALLY HAYWARDS THEN VISICOVER. NO PROBLEMS (ATPL)
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : UK (for me)
Which was the most difficult? : India (for every body)
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Omaka NZ
Which was the worst? : NOWHERE WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE, BUREAUCRATIC KOLKATTA DIFFICULT, BUT HAS AVGAS, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (PACIFIC)
THE MOST REMOTE
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : THINKING ABOUT IT. ? POSSIBLE RETROSPECTIVELY ?
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : NO. WAS NOT AIMING TO. / LONGEST OVERNIGHT / TECH STOP – 17 MONTHS IN NEW ZEALAND.
Did you create a Website about your flight? If so, what is the URL? No
General remarks about your flight:
MORE ABOUT PLANNING AND LOGISTICS THAN FLYING. KNOW YOUR AIRCRAFT; I.E. FAULT ANALYSIS / DEFERABLE DEFECTS AND SOME HANDS–ON ABILITY DESIRABLE. I STAYED IN ‘GOOD’ HOTELS WHERE POSSIBLE. THE COST IS TRIVIAL COMPARED WITH THE OVERALL BUDGET REQUIRED. AS WELL AS REST; FOOD, POWER AND INTERNET ACCESS ESSENTIAL. GET A FULL US VISITORS VISA (VALID 10 YEARS) IT GIVES GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO DEAL WITH THE UNFORESEEABLE. USE THE EXPERTS PAUL PORTNOI, ROB LEACH RICK WOLFER AS ABOVE
Advice to other pilots:
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO IT IN AN AVGAS FUELLED AIRCRAFT, DO IT SOON (2014). TAKE YOUR OWN HAND FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND HOSE. USE AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH, FERRY TANK (TURTLE PACK RECOMMENDED) HF RADIO AND AVGAS PUMPLING SYSTEM IN FLIGHT BEFORE YOU START OFF. SATPHONE ESSENTIAL. I USED ON PANEL USB CHARGER POINT FOR BOTH IPAD AND SATPHONE.
Please indicate here if you agree that we may use the information contained here on the Earthrounders website: Yes
Database Flight Number: 560
First name: Laundy
Surname: Trevor
Nationality: British
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon.) Twin piston
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Piper
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): Turbo Twin Comnche
Type: (i.e. A35): P30
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever): None
Registration: D-GPEZ
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): Eastbound
How did you cross the Atlantic Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Centre (Azores)
How did you cross the Pacific Ocean (North, Centre, South)? Centre (Hawaii)
Point of departure: Peterborough Conington EGSF
Point of return: Peterborough Conington EGSF
Duration: (days): 32 days total
Duration: (flying hours): Chok-chock times: 86.05 + 85.10 = 171.05 hours total
Distance flown: 27,001 NM approx
How many overnight stops did you make? : 30 within the 2 flying periods, 17 months in New Zealand.
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 2, on the part 1, outbound UK to NZ where the ferry tank was not fitted.
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 16
Itinerary:
Part 1: UK to Nz, via India: April 1,2013 - April 18, 2013
Part 2: Nz to UK via the US: September 19, 2014 - October 2, 2014
Part 1: UK to Nz, via India: April 1,2013 - April 18, 2013
PETERBOROUGH CONINGTON (UK) – EGSF; DUBROVNIK (CROATIA)- LDDU; IRAKLION (CRETE)-LGIR; AQABAR (JORDAN)- OJAQ; BAHRAIN - OBBI; MUSCAT (OMAN)-OOMS; NAGPUR (INDIA)-VANP; CALCUTTA (INDIA)-VECC; CHIANG MAI (THAILAND)-VTCC; SELETAR (SINGAPORE)-WSSL; DENPASAR (BALI)-WADD; DARWIN (AUSTRALIA)-YPDN; AYERS ROCK (AUSTRALIA)-YAYE; BIRDSVILLE (AUSTRALIA)-YBDV; GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA)-YBCG; LORD HOWE ISLAND (AUSTRALIA)-YLHI;WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND)-NZWN; OMAKA (NEW ZEALAND)-NZOM;
TECH STOPS (FUEL) DUBROVNIK AND BIRDSVILLE
Part 2: Nz to UK via the US: September 19, 2014 - October 2, 2014
OMAKA(NEW ZEALAND)-NZOM; AUCKLAND(NEW ZEALAND)-NZAA; PAGO PAGO (AMERICAN SAMOA)-NSTU; CHRISTMAS ISLAND -PLCH; HONOLULU (HAWAII)-PHNL; SANTA MARIA (CA US)-KSMX; OKLAHOMA CITY(OK US)-KOKC; COLUMBUS(OH US)-KCMH; BANGOR (MNE US)-KBGR; HALIFAX (NS CANADA)-CYHZ; SANTA MARIA (AZ PORTUGAL)-LPAZ; PETERBOROUGH CONINGTON (UK) -EGSF.
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : HF radio, sat phone, email by HF radio.
Other: HF RADIO ESSENTIAL AND USED EXTENSIVELY IN SE ASIA, ACROSS THE AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR AND THE TASMAN SEA, ALL ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND THE ATLANTIC (ON THIS ROUTING).
SATPHONE ALSO ESSENTIAL BUT USED MORE FOR PERSONAL / OPS REASONS, RATHER THAN FOR ATC.
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ? NOT ACTIVELY, BUT PEOPLE TRACKED ME!
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : SOME OF THEM MYSELF. FROM UK TO THE MIDDLE EAST I DID MYSELF. THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND FAR EAST DOWN TO AUSTRALIA I USED OVERFLIGHT (PAUL PORTNOI) - RECOMMENDED.
FROM AUSTRALIA THROUGH NZ AND ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO CALIFORNIA I USED AIR CENTER ONE, AUCKLAND( ROB LEACH). EXCELLENT, FRIENDLY, SERVICE BASED ON HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND HIS CONTACTS ALONG THE ROUTE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ACROSS THE CONUS AND THE ATLANTIC I DID MY OWN PLANNING AND FILING BUT SECURITY CLEARANCE OF MY EUROPEAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ACROSS US AIRSPACE (TSA WAIVER) WAS ARRANGED BY RICK WOLFER OF PARAMOUNT. AGAIN, EXCELLENT SERVICE AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Which insurance company did you use? : INITIALLY HAYWARDS THEN VISICOVER. NO PROBLEMS (ATPL)
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : UK (for me)
Which was the most difficult? : India (for every body)
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Omaka NZ
Which was the worst? : NOWHERE WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE, BUREAUCRATIC KOLKATTA DIFFICULT, BUT HAS AVGAS, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (PACIFIC)
THE MOST REMOTE
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : THINKING ABOUT IT. ? POSSIBLE RETROSPECTIVELY ?
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : NO. WAS NOT AIMING TO. / LONGEST OVERNIGHT / TECH STOP – 17 MONTHS IN NEW ZEALAND.
Did you create a Website about your flight? If so, what is the URL? No
General remarks about your flight:
MORE ABOUT PLANNING AND LOGISTICS THAN FLYING. KNOW YOUR AIRCRAFT; I.E. FAULT ANALYSIS / DEFERABLE DEFECTS AND SOME HANDS–ON ABILITY DESIRABLE. I STAYED IN ‘GOOD’ HOTELS WHERE POSSIBLE. THE COST IS TRIVIAL COMPARED WITH THE OVERALL BUDGET REQUIRED. AS WELL AS REST; FOOD, POWER AND INTERNET ACCESS ESSENTIAL. GET A FULL US VISITORS VISA (VALID 10 YEARS) IT GIVES GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO DEAL WITH THE UNFORESEEABLE. USE THE EXPERTS PAUL PORTNOI, ROB LEACH RICK WOLFER AS ABOVE
Advice to other pilots:
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO IT IN AN AVGAS FUELLED AIRCRAFT, DO IT SOON (2014). TAKE YOUR OWN HAND FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND HOSE. USE AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH, FERRY TANK (TURTLE PACK RECOMMENDED) HF RADIO AND AVGAS PUMPLING SYSTEM IN FLIGHT BEFORE YOU START OFF. SATPHONE ESSENTIAL. I USED ON PANEL USB CHARGER POINT FOR BOTH IPAD AND SATPHONE.
Please indicate here if you agree that we may use the information contained here on the Earthrounders website: Yes
Database Flight Number: 560