Pilot(s) name(s)
First name:SCHLACTER
Surname: David
Nationality: USA
Other people who may have flown part of the journey:
First name:SCHLACTER
Surname: Betty
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon…): Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Socata
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): TBM850
Type: (i.e. A35): TBM850
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N894EA
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): East
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 11, 2014
Point of departure: Peoria, USA, KPIA
Date of return to point of departure: July 31, 2014
Point of return: Peoria, USA, KPIA
Duration: (days): 84 days
Duration: (flying hours): 100 HOURS
Distance flown: 28791 NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 33
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 10
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 29
Itinerary: USA, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, U.K., Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Malta, Greece, Turkey. Jordan, Bahrain, Dubai, Oman, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Russia, Siberia, USA
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : SAT PHONE, TEXT VIA SAT PHONE
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ? SPIDERTRACKS
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : NO
If not, which company did you use?: Air Journey
Which insurance company did you use? :
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : USA
Which was the most difficult? : RUSSIA
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Dubai
Which was the worst? : MAGADAN, RUSSIA
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : IN PROCESS
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : No
Did you create a Website of your RTW? If so, what is the URL? WWW.2014RTW.blogspot.com
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Database Flight Number: 565
First name:SCHLACTER
Surname: David
Nationality: USA
Other people who may have flown part of the journey:
First name:SCHLACTER
Surname: Betty
Class of Aircraft: (single, twin, homebuilt, helicopter, ultra light, balloon…): Single
Brand: (i.e.: Beechcraft): Socata
Model: (i.e.: Bonanza): TBM850
Type: (i.e. A35): TBM850
Name of aircraft if any (ie. Spirit of the Wind, or whatever):
Registration: N894EA
Route (Eastbound, Westbound, via the Poles): East
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 11, 2014
Point of departure: Peoria, USA, KPIA
Date of return to point of departure: July 31, 2014
Point of return: Peoria, USA, KPIA
Duration: (days): 84 days
Duration: (flying hours): 100 HOURS
Distance flown: 28791 NM
How many overnight stops did you make? : 33
How many any additional refuelling stops, if any? : 10
How many countries did you visit (count only where overnighted)? : 29
Itinerary: USA, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, U.K., Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Malta, Greece, Turkey. Jordan, Bahrain, Dubai, Oman, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Russia, Siberia, USA
Means of communication used: HF Radio, sat telephone, e-mail by HF radio, other? : SAT PHONE, TEXT VIA SAT PHONE
Did you use any satellite tracking system? Which one ? SPIDERTRACKS
Flight clearances: did you obtain them all, or part of them, yourself? : NO
If not, which company did you use?: Air Journey
Which insurance company did you use? :
Which was the easiest country or region that you flew through? : USA
Which was the most difficult? : RUSSIA
Which was the best airport you landed at? : Dubai
Which was the worst? : MAGADAN, RUSSIA
Have you applied for the FAI Circumnavigator Badge/Are you thinking of doing so? : IN PROCESS
Have you set or broken any records during your RTW? : No
Did you create a Website of your RTW? If so, what is the URL? WWW.2014RTW.blogspot.com
General remarks about your flight:
Advice to other pilots:
Please indicate here if you agree that we may use the information contained here on the Earthrounders website: YES
Database Flight Number: 565