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YEAR CREW NATION TYPE AIRCRAFT REG PHOTO ROUTE REMARKS FN CF
1924 US Army Air Service
Lts. Lowell Smith & Leslie. Arnold
Lts .Erik Nelson & John Harding
USA Douglas World Cruisers Chicago
New Orleans
    WEST
175 days
Originately team of 4.
Seattle crashed in Alaska
Boston sank North of Scotland
459
484
N/A
1931 Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
USA Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae NR105W
EAST
8 days
  300 N/A
1931 Clyde Pangbon
Hugh Herndon
USA Bellanca Skyrocket Miss Veedol     EAST   301 N/A
1933 Wiley Post USA Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae NR105W
EAST
8 days
  302 N/A
1947 Clifford Evans USA Piper PA12 City of Washington N2345M
EAST
122 days
Flying together 453 N/A
George Truman City of the Angels N3671M   454 N/A
1948-
1949
Richarda Morrow-Tait & 2 navigators (Michael Townsend & Jack Ellis) UK Percival Proctor IV Thursday Child G-AKUV   EAST First RTW entirely by air by a woman pilot 249 N/A
Vultee BT13-Valiant Next Thursday Child NX54084   N/A
1951 Peter Mack USA Bonanza A35 Friendship Flame N80040
EAST 111 days 33,789 SM
Oct 7, 1951 - April 19, 1952
468 N/A
1959 Peter Gluckman USA Meyer 200   N485C   EAST   458 N/A
1964 Geraldine Mock USA Cessna 180 Spirit of Colombus N1538C
EAST
29 days
First woman solo
March 19, 1964 - April 17, 1964
382 N/A
1966 Sheila Scott UK Comanche 260 Myth Too G-ATOY   EAST Her first RTW 384 N/A
1967 Francis Sommer
John Reiger
USA Bonanza S35          472 N/A
1968 Pellissier Hrissa FRANCE Wassmer Super IV   F-BOYS   EAST Several co-pilots 318 N/A
1969 Alvin Marks USA Cessna C210 Semper Fly II N942SM   EAST
13 days
  467 N/A
1969 Hypolite Landry USA Bonanza   N5842K   EAST
13 days
Speed record, 23,767 SM 103 N/A
1969-1970 Sheila Scott UK Comanche 260 Myth Too G-ATOY   EAST Second flight 105 N/A
1971 Edward & Diane Miller USA Beech Debonair   N1563S   EAST Their honey moon 106 N/A
1974-
1976
Henning Huffer GERMANY Mooney Chaparal
M20E
  N 9608V
EAST Second flight (first flight is in Non Qualitying list)
http://henning-huffer.com/RTW/roundtheworld2.html
323 CF
1975 Hans Tholstrup AUSTRALIA Grumann AM 1B
Trainer 105 hp
  N6505L   EAST
3 months
  329 N/A
1975 Robert & Peter
Muckestone
USA Cessna Centurion       EAST   329 N/A
1976 Doc Howard Wisner &
Bryce Wisener
USA Bonanza S-35   N6826Q       330 N/A
1976 Don Taylor USA Thorp T18 Victoria 76 N455T
EAST First home built
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
331 N/A
1976-
1977
Henning Huffer
+pax
GERMANY Mooney Chaparal
M20E
  N 9608V
Mooney over Bora Bora
WEST Third fligth
http://henning-huffer.com/RTW/roundtheworld3.html
332 CF
1977 Paul Straub USA Mooney Super Turbo 21   N300MD
N300MD
EAST   475 CF
1977 Jack Rodd
Harold Benham
USA Bonanza City of Cortez       EAST N/A N/A
1978 Paul Warren Wilson
Nicholas Walsh
UK Cherokee 6           479 N/A
1978 Henning Huffer
+camera team
GERMANY M20J   N 201XP
WEST Fourth fligth

http://henning-huffer.com/RTW/roundtheworld4.html
339 CF
1978 Robert Muckelstone USA Cessna Centurion T210           337 N/A
1978 Frank Haile
Walt Hedgen
USA Bonanza V35B   N4FH   EAST
18 days
24,500 NM
July 1 to 19
480 N/A
1978 Doc Howard Wisner &
Bryce Wisener
USA Bonanza S-35   N6826Q   330 N/A
1980 Judith Chisholm UK Cessna Centurion T210   G-BAGE   EAST   340 N/A
1980
-1981
Henning Huffer GERMANY Mooney M20J   N3683H
Aitutaki
WEST Fifth flight
http://henning-huffer.com/RTW/roundtheworld5.html
341 CF
1982 Andre Daemen and Donald Muir Canada Cessna Centurion 210N       EAST Raised $1,000,000 for"Wings of Life", a cancer research fondation.
World Record
VE2WOL Radio amateur station (Wings of Life)
342 N/A
1984 Donald (Rode) Rodewald USA Comanche 260   N8998P
EAST First Wheelchair aviator 56 N/A
1984 Patrick Franceschi FRANCE Aviasud Sirocco           457 N/A
1985-1986 Michael Schultz & Hans Kampik GERMANY Mooney 231
Porsche PFM 3200
  D-EAFE WEST
100.000 km, 62 countries, 200 landings, 600 hours

Hans Kampik was awarded by the Governor of the State Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 14 October 1996,
with the Golden Grade Honor Medal of Santos Dumont.

Hans Kampik's new telefone/WhatsApp number: xx 55 31 98832-6473
462 N/A
1986 James Pirtle
Henry Riley
USA Comanche   N5425P       110 N/A
1986 Bill & Genevieve Bancroft USA Bonanza A36   N9489Q  WEST
26 days
Flying together 111 N/A
Wayne Collins
Charles Key
Bonanza V35B Kangahorn N850T   112 N/A
Frank Haile
Stuart Haile
Bonanza V35B   N4FH
Second time
  447 N/A
Doc Howard Wisner
Janice Sullivan
Bonanza Second time   N6826Q 476 N/A
Dan Bookout
Dan Schilling
Piper Lance   N8352C   115 N/A
Dan Webb
Bob Landes
Bonanza A36       116 N/A
Reinhard Buchally
Andrea Schildan
GERMANY Bonanza   D-EEBR   441 N/A
1987 Calin Rosetti
Richard Norton
USA
ROM
Piper Malibu 310P Arctic Tern N26033     Over both Poles.
Speed record
124 N/A
1987 Dan Webb
Frank Haile
USA Bonanza       Second time 125 N/A
1988 Edwin Galkin
& Bob Zuber
USA Cessna 210   N2160S
N2160S
EAST   273 N'A
1988 Peter Norvill AUSTRALIA Cessna
Hawk XP
  VH-PSV
WEST
35 days
www.norvilleaustralia.com.au 126 CF
1988 Chuck Classen
Phil Greth
USA Bonanza G35   N4493D       127 N/A
1988 Mike &
Anne Wright
UK Jodel Mousquetaire   G-ARDZ   EAST   128 N/A
1989 Gaby Kennard AUSTRALIA Piper Saratoga Gerty VH-GKF   EAST
99 days
29,000 NM 130 N/A
1989 Günther Kuhlmann
Peter Kuffner
GERMANY Bonanza V35B   D-EDVV   WEST
40 days
Flying together 131 N/A
Frank Haile &
Carson Gilmer
USA Bonanza V35B   N4FH
3rd time
  132 N/A
Dan Webb
Richard Meyehoff
Bonanza A36   Dan's third time   133 N/A
Doc Wisner
Janice Sullivan
Bonanza   Doc's third time   134 N/A
1989 Tony Aliengena +
Mr. Aliengena +
Gunther Hagen
USA Cessna 210 +
chase plane
      EAST
46 days
Crossed mainland Russia
Youngest Earthrounder pilot: 11 year old!
135 N/A
1990 James Dunlap USA Cessna 182         74 years old at time of flight 136 N/A
1990 Wayne Collins
Charles Key
USA Bonanza V35B Kangahoru N850T   EAST
46 days
Second time 137 N/A
1991 Alex Zawaski
Roberta Alexander
USA Comanche 260B   N8944P   EAST 30,737 NM 140 N/A
1991 Thomas Casey USA Cessna 206
On Floats
Liberty II       First float plane exclusively over water 352 N/A
1991 David Bledsoe
Mark van Benschoten
USA Mooney M20F   N6744N   WEST 38 days 353 N/A
1991-1992 Wolgang Hamann & a copilot to Recife GERMANY Piper Arrow IV 210T   N600KR
WEST First crossing Chile-Easter Island, East to West 460 CF
1989-1992 Gérard & Margi Moss BRAZIL Embraer Sertanejo Romeo PT-RXE
EAST
980 days
First crossing Australia-South America. 50 countries 59 N/A
1992 Dr. Howard Wisner
Janice Sullivan
USA Bonanza S-35   N6826Q   EAST Flying together.
Their 4th RTW.
228 N/A
Dan Webb
& Frank Haile
USA Bonanza A-36   N4504S   226 N/A
1992 Bill Signs
Iouri Kharitonov
USA
USSR
Mooney 20E           62 N/A
1992 Wilfred Tashima
Ayako Yamada
USA Beechcraft Bonanza F33 Spirit of Aloha N6105C       222 N/A
1992
1993
Dieter Langer Germany Maule M5-180 AeroManiacs N5659P   First RTW
www.weltweitweg.eu
66 CF
1993 Murray Goodrich
Jay Shower
USA Bonanza F33A   N567M
EAST
45 days
Crossed Equator 6 times. 70 CF
1993 Zisis Pechlevanudis GREECE Bonanza   SX-AML   Crossed Equator 4 times. 26,943 NM 71 CF
1993 Jacques Lemaigne du Breuil
Nicolas Gorodiche
Olivier Waisblat
FRANCE TBM 700   F-GKJV     Speed record around the World 72 N/A
1994 Dieter Schmitt GERMANY Bonanza F33A   D-EHIB     FAI Circumnavigator Badge 73 N/A
1994 Fred Lasby Canada Comanche         Oldest pilot to fly solo RTW at 82 years of age 357 N/A
1994 Peter Weidmann
Eduardo Nixon
GERMANY
EL SALVADOR
Bonanza F33 El Salvador YS-257P   WEST
35 days
  74 N/A
1994 Wilfred Tashima
Herbert Halperin
USA Becchcraft Bonanza Spirit of the Pacific N911WT   1994 Round the World Air Race
Book by Halerin Herbert: The Ski's no Limit
241 N/A
1995 Antonio Faria e Mello PORTUGAL Bonanza F33 Alice 19 CS-AZI
Antonio Faria
EAST
70 days
Wheelchair aviator
28,372 NM
>142 N/A
1995 Jon Johanson AUSTRALIA Van RV4   VH-NOJ
EAST   >144 N/A
1995 Jay Merten &
Sandi Smith
USA Malibu Round the World for Sight, 1995 N313JM   EAST 86 days
25,303 NM
143 CF
1995 Makagonov Vladimir, Molchanyuk Mikhail, Alekseeko Victor RUSSIA SM-92 Finist RA44484
EAST 41 days
28.015 km
261 CF
1996 Jon Johanson AUSTRALIA Van RV4   VH-NOJ
WEST Second flight 147 N/A
1996 Bill Signs
Ruth Jacobs
USA Cessna 210L   N90NB     First single r-t-w to land
on 7 continennts
148 N/A
1996 Dieter Langer Germany Maule Super Rocket M7-235 Flight of Beauty N3FB WEST Second RTW
www.weltweitweg.eu
567 CF
1997 Jürgen Timm GERMANY Bonanza V         Flying together 151 N/A
Gunter Kuhlmann Bonanza A36         152
1997 Dieter Schmitt GERMANY Bonanza F33A   D-EHIB     Second flight 153 N/A
1997 Jorge Cornish
Alfredo Dehmlow
MEXICO Mooney 231/305R Águila Negra XB-CNA
EAST
55 days
FAI Circumnavigator Badge 154 N/A
1997 Dick Rutan USA Long EZ   N169SH   EAST
81 days
Flying together. 30,000 plus NM 155 N/A
Mike Melvill USA   N26MS   156 N/A
1997 Tony Cowan
Ced Hughes
Bill Purchase
UK 2 Chipmunks
1 Islander
  WP962
WP833
G-PASU
  EAST
Across Russia
Flying together 159 N/A
1997 Waldemar Miszkurka , Andrzej Szymanski, Boguslaw Gajek POLAND Antonov-2   SP-DLA
EAST First RTW flight by Polish pilots 158 N/A
1997 Jürgen Fuchs &
Harmut Bader
GERMANY Mooney M20M   D-ERFU   EAST   164 N/A
1998 Gary Burns
Alex Schenk
AUSTRALIA Lancair IV   VH-LKG
EAST http://home.iprimus.com.au/gkburns/ 157 CF
1998 Lee Joo Hak (Peter) KOREA Cherokee 235 Geum Kang II N15152   EAST
36 days
26,000 NM 166 N/A
1998 Brian Milton +
K. Reynolds, P. Petrov (part of the way)
UK Trike GT Global Flyer     EAST
121 days
First trike 23,130 SM 165 N/A
1998 Mario Ardoino AUSTRALIA Archer   VH-MGA WEST     193 N/A
1998 Nikki Mitchell
Rhonda Miles
USA Maule M5E       EAST
49 days
Across whole of mainland Russia 189 N/A
1998 Reed Prior USA Mooney M20J   N60RP
WEST   162 N/A
1999 Ike Bartlett CANADA Mustang II   VH-MMC
EAST July 19 to October 8 547 N/A
1999 Horst Ellenberger
+ diff. copilots
GERMANY Turbine Bonanza Orion D-EVIK
EAST
Flying together
FAI Circumnavigator Badge 190 CF
Peter Woelfel
+ varying pax
Bonanza A36 Papa Whisky N10PW     358 N/A
Robert Reiss USA Turbine Bonanza Third time N9675R
  192 N/A
1999 Mario Ardoino AUSTRALIA Archer   VH-MGA   WEST Second flight 167 N/A
2000 H G Schmid SWITZERLAND Long EZ Homebuilt   HB-YCT
EAST
27 days
Speed record
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
199 N/A
2000 H G Schmid SWITZERLAND Long EZ Homebuilt   HB-YCT
WEST
27 days
Second flight
Speed record
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
200 N/A
2000 Jon Johanson AUSTRALIA Van RV4   VH-NOJ
EAST Via the North Pole 201 N/A
2000 Robert Ragozzino USA Stearman N2S-B    
EAST
5 months
  202 N/A
2001 Masaki Kubara (pilot)
Kozo Takita (pilot and team leader)
Hiroshi Kazama (pilot)
Tetsuo Inoue (journalist)
JAPAN Malibu   JA4084
EAST Flying together.
Other participating aircraft :
One Bonanza A36 N3616Z (Seatle-Tokyo)
One Mooney M20 (Canadian legs)
One Pilatus PC-12 N660NR(ditched in Russian waters)
Details on:
http://www18.tok2.com/home/soar/world.htm
204 N/A
Fumio Oyama (pilot)
Shojiro Hamatani (pilot)
Akinori China (pilot)
Yukata Otsu (journalist)
JAPAN Malibu   JA4200
77 N/A
2001 Polly Vacher UK Piper Dakota   G-FRGN
EAST   78 N/A
2001 Lloyd Harmon & Bill Clark USA Mooney Ovation   N91678   EAST Participating in London-Sydney Air Race
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
81 N/A
2001 Michel Gordillo SPAIN MCR-01   EC-ZBQ
EAST Seneca chase plane 80 N/A
2001 Gérard Moss BRAZIL Ximango   PT-ZAM
WEST   84 N/A
2002 Bill Finlen AUSTRALIA Bonanza   VH-TYE
WEST   86 CF
2002 Flemming & Angela Pederesen SWITZERLAND Mooney HoneyMooney HB-DVN
EAST http://honeymooney.com/ 87 N/A
2002 Dick Smith & various copilots AUSTRALIA Cessna Caravan   VH-SHW
EAST   88 N/A
2002 Salvatore Tasca & Mario Battistello Italy Cessna 210   OO-TVH   WEST 229 hrs, 07 mns for 33,205 NM 363 N/A
2003 Jason Bahnsen AUSTRALIA Mooney   VH-JDY   WEST FAI Circumnavigator Badge 438 CF
2003 Paul Ryan and Alan McMahon Ireland Cherokee Six   PH-SMD
EAST http://www.alanmcmahon.com/world-flight/ 260 CF
2003 Philipp Sturm and Danielle Rentsch Switzerland Super Dimona    
EAST   92 N/A
2003 Reto and Trudy Godly Switzerland Cessna 185   N185GW
EAST   262 CF
2003 Bob Reiss USA Turbine Bonanza   N9675R
EAST His fourth RTW
Flying to the 2003 Earthrounders Meeting in Perth, Western Australia
94 N/A
2003 Antonio Feria e Mello Portugal Bonanza   CS-AZI
EAST His second RTW in a wheel chair
Flying to the 2003 Earthrounders Meeting in Perth, Western Australia
http://www.asasdateimosia.com.pt/Default.htm
96 N/A
2003 Delfim Costa Portugal Cessna 210   CS-AOD
EAST Flying to the 2003 Earthrounders Meeting in Perth, Western Australia http:www.www.aindaalemdataprobana.com.pt 291 N/A
2003 CarolAnn Garratt USA Mooney MSE   N220FC
WEST 7 months, 36,667 nm.
Feb 28-Oct 12
First RTW
99 CF
2004 John Coale USA Cessna 210   N30EW
EAST http://www.N30EW.com/ 437 CF
2004 Polly Vacher UK Piper Dakota   G-FRGN
WEST First woman solo over 7 continents
First solo in single over 7 continents
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
102 CF
2004 Thomas Scherer GERMANY Europa   N81EU   EAST http://www.n81eu.eu/ 168 N/A
2004 Dr Ed Galkin
Cpt Dick Sollner
USA Cessna 210   N2160S
N2160S
WEST Second RTW for both pilots 169 N/A
2004 Matevz Lanarcic SLOVENIA Pipistrel Sinus 912    
EAST FAI Circumnavigator Badge 170 CF
2005 Steve Fossett USA Model 311 Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer N277SF
EAST First non stop solo RTW 172 N/A
2005 Bill Randolph USA RV8   N878DZ
EAST   173 N/A
2005 Dean Stahr USA Cessna T182RG   N4906S
WEST Oldest US pilot 174 N/A
2005-2007 Henkell Marrk & Armin Stief GERMANY Cirrus SR22-G3   N241PK
Cirrus
East http://www.n-flight-enroute.com 422 N/A
2006 Manuel Queiroz UK RV-6 Slavka G-GDRV
EAST www.chasingthemorningsun.com
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
252 N/A
2006 Perren Stephan & Nicolas SWITZERLAND Mooney   HB-DGL
EAST   254 CF
2006 Rolandas Paksas & Vladimir Makagonov LITHUANIA
RUSSIA
SM 2000 Phoenix HA-SMA
WEST Second RTW for Vladimir Makagonov
FAI Circumnavigarot Badge
255 N/A
2006 Ulf & Matthias Muehlbacher GERMANY Turbine Piper PA46 Malibu   N49HF
EAST Gold Star Award for Web Excellence
   http://www.worldflight2006.de
435 CF
2007 Jens Abilgaard Hansen DANEMARK Cessna 182   N2217L
EAST www.hosbiz.com 264 N/A
2007 Peter Mennel and Reinhard Flatz AUSTRIA Bonanza The Spirit of Bregenz N5NZ
EAST 80 hours, 14 days
http://www.upcs.at/allgemeines/downloads/files/
Tagebuch_einer_Reise_mit_Hindernissen.pdf
265 CF
2007 Wojciech Mirski SWITZERLAND Comanche 260C   HB-OTF
EAST http://www.flying-doctor.ch 279 N/A
2007 Barrington Irving USA Colombia 400 Inspiration N731EA
EAST http://www.experienceaviation.org/
First African American and youngest RTW solo
March 23 to June 27
274 N/A
2007 Farhad Rostampour and Arshid Moti-Ghavanin IRAN Bonanza F33   N266DC
EAST www.freedomflight.info
First Iranian pilots
272 N/A
2007 Uwe Thomas Carstensen & Sebastian Rothammel (first half), Hans Christian Albertsen (second half) GERMANY Cessna 206 Marie D-EMCA
EAST www.globeflight-rallye.com/en_start.php 430 CF
2007 Norman Livingstone & Vajee Misakawan Canada &
Thailand
Ovation Nang Fah N667DL
Ovation
EAST www.around-the-world-2007.com/ 277 N/A
2007 Rahul Monga with Anil Kumar and Valery Romanov INDIA CTSW   ML105
EAST   465 CF
2008 Art and Tracy Schumer USA PC12   N555PE   EAST   569 N/A
2008 Marc Aurel Lehmann & Karl-Heinz Maxwita GERMANY Diamond D40 XL   N351DS
Diamond D40XL
EAST http://www.flugzeug-weltumrundung.de 427 N/A
2008 Ron Siwik USA Bonanza   N2092W
Bonanza
WEST FAI Circumnavigator Badge 282 CF
2008 Jim Nisbet UK Mooney   G-CERT
Mooney
EAST www.jimsbigadventure.co.uk
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
281 CF
2008 Jacques Lemaigne du Breuil
Richard de Tscharner
Mario Julen
FRANCE PC12   LX-JFN   EAST http://www.wingsandbridges.org/ 285 N/A
2008 CarollAnn Garratt
Carol Foy
USA Mooney Silver Wings N220FC
N220FC
WEST http://www.alsworldflight.com
Dash for a cure:
CarollAnn second RTW
393 CF
2009 Ludwig Frieling & Jürgen Hoch GERMANY Cessna P210N Silver Eagle D-EMDT
EAST   369 CF
2009 Andy Hopper UK Cessna 210   G-SEEK
Cessna 210
WEST   370 CF
2009 Rolf Frieden & Manfred Melloh SWISS
AUSTRALIA
Comanche P24/260   HB-PON
EAST http://blog.mailasail.com/comanche.hb-pon 372 CF
2009 Blythe Mike & Pitman James SOUTH AFRICA SLING   ZU-TAF
WEST http://www.airplanefactory.co.za/world/default.asp 440 N/A
2009-2011 Heun Detleff & Liliana Tagliamonte USA RV7   N577DL
EAST http://www.flight-around-the-world.org/ 568 N/A
N/A
2009 CORDES Heinrich
SIEMER Karin
ADKISSON William C.
Vladimir GRIDNEV (Escort)
GERMANY
USA
RUSSIA
Cessna 210   D-EKBK   EAST Participating in the 2009 FAI World Rally 499
2009 HALL William UK R100   G-BIRT   EAST Participating in the 2009 FAI World Rally 429
2009 FEROZ WADIA
SIMON BARLOW
UK BE36   N722P
N722P
EAST Participating in the 2009 FAI World Rally
http://simonpbarlow.wordpress.com/
428
2009 Bethke Jochen GERMANY PA28/200   D-EFFK
D-EFFK
  10 days, 57hrs:34mns. 7130NM
22Aug-1 Sept 2009
http://www.afs-fly.com/
2009 GRAY Will
START Mike
UK BE36   G-ZLOJ
G-ZLOJ
EAST Participating in the 2009 FAI World Rally
2010 Ken Evers and Tim Pryse Australia GA8-TC Airvan   VH-BYI
VH-BYI
EAST http://www.millionsagainstmalaria.com/
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
517 CF
2010 Bovier Yannick Switzerland CTLS Dreamcatcher HB-WYB
WEST http://www.azimut270.ch/
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
487 CF
2010 Agullo Francisco Switzerland CTLS Céline HB-WYA
WEST http://www.azimut270.ch/
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
488 N/A
2010 Huntley Peter and Hamilton Brian UK TBM 700   N868AT
EAST 22 days, 105 hrs
26061 NM
511 CF
2010 Alexander Tschakaloff Germany Cessna 210 Centurion   D-EHJA
WEST http://d-ehja.blogspot.com/ 513 CF
2010 Jeffery Ying China Piper Malibu   N9258Q
 
EAST http://jeffreyandreneearoundtheworld.blogspot.com/ 518 N/A
2010 Hans-Juergen and Wilma Schwerhoff Germany Cessna P210   D-ESAY
EAST http://www.www.rtw2010-s3.de
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
506 CF
2011 Robert Jeffery Australia Twin Comanche South Pacific Explorer VH-WVL
 
EAST  
 
530 CF
2011 Robert Gannon USA Cessna 182 Lady Luck Too N182VE
EAST, WEST, POLES Started 1992
http://www.worldflyingadventure.com/
514 CF
2011 Thom Kane USA Cessna 180   N6TK
C180
WEST   519 CF
2011 Wei Chen China TBM 700   N168CW
EAST http://www.weiaroundtheworld.com/
First Chinese national to fly around the Word
May 22 to July 30, 2011
521 CF
2011 James Pitman and Jean D'Assonville South Africa Sling 4   ZU-TAF
 
EAST www.airplanefactory.co.za/sling4atw.asp
526  
2011 Harry R. Anderson USA Lancair Colunbia   N788W
EAST http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/harry4123/1/tpod.html
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
527 CF
2011-2012 CarollAnn Garratt USA Mooney Silver Wings N220FC
N220FC
EAST CarollAnn's third RTW 537 CF
2012 Matevz Lenarcic Slovania Pipistrel Sinus W914 Little One S5-PEZ
EAST http://www.worldgreenflight.com/ 529 CF
2012 Ignas Krivickas and Jonas Juknius Lithuania Ovation   N 1012P
EAST http://www.aroundtheworld.lt 528 CF
2012 Walter Toledo and Eduardo Fleury Brasil Piper Matrix Echo Bravo Alpha PR-EBA
EAST http://www.facebook.com/BrasilVoandoAlto
Youngest pilot at 21, and accompanied by Fleury for most of journey, except across Russia
531 CF
2012 Müller Fritz Dieter and Hüfner Gerald Germany Caravan   D-FIMI
D-FIMI
EAST   534 CF
2012 Carlo Schmid Switzerland Cessna 210 Turbo-prop   HB-RTW
EAST http://www.rtw2012.com/
At 22 years of age, Carlo broke the record of youngest solo RTW flight, replacing Barrington Irvin
542 N/A
2012 Dumont Louis Alain and
Dumont Annie
France TBM 700   N700KV
EAST 2012 AIR JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD AIR RALLY
FAI Circumnavigator Badge
533 CF
2013 Ulf & Matthias Muehlbacher GERMANY Turbine Piper PA46 Malibu   N49HF
EAST http://www.worldflight2006.de 543 CF
2013 James Tan Malaysia Cessan Silver Eagle, P210N   N81MG
EAST Youngest solo RTW pilot at 21 years of age
http://www.1rtw.com.my/
544 CF
2013 Bozi Filipaj & Andreas Scheerer SWITZERLAND & GERMANY Turbine Piper PA46 Malibu DLX   N9GF
EAST http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/bozi.u.andreas/1/1368017092/tpod.html 545 CF
2013 Jack Weigand USA Mooney Ovation2 GX   N432BG
EAST Youngest solo RTW pilot at 20 years of age
http://www.solo2013.com/
546 CF
2013 Ryan Campbell Australia Cirrus S22 The Spirit of the Sapphire Coast VH-OLS
EAST Youngest solo RTW pilot at 19 years of age
http://www.teenworldflight.com
548 CF
2013 Petra & Gerhard-Michael Decius Germany Piper JetPROP, Speedy Gonzales D-EXRE
WEST pgmd@teleos-web.de 552 CF
2013 Johannes Burges (Germany) and Wolf Schroen (USA) Germany and USA Mooney M20K Encore Maggie N231WG
WEST www.360ww.de
www.maggie360.com
553 CF
2013 Veronika & Dietmar Frey Germany Cessna P210 Silver Eagle   N6593W
N5963W
WEST http://worldflight2013.blogspot.com 556 CF
2014 Calle Hedberg Norway Ravin 500 Troll Air ZU-XML
ZU-XML
WEST Troll Air Round The World: 1+2+3+4+1000+ZOOOOM) 555 CF
2014 Amelia Rose Earhart & Shane Jordan USA PC12   N58NG   EAST https://www.flywithamelia.org/flight-around-the-world N/A N/A
2014 Paul Moyle UK Piper Saratoga Merl's Flight N 515SC
G-KNCG
EAST Distance: 31118 NM, 465 days and 278 hours 559 CF
2014 David McElroy & Chris Elgar Canada Piper Comanche   C-FYHU
EAST http://www.flyrtw80.com/ 558 CF
2014 Matt Guthmiller USA Bonanza   N367HP
EAST Youngest solo pilot.
Limitless-Horizons.org
557 CF
2014 Schlacter David USA TBM 850   N894EAS
 
EAST   565 CF
2014 Hayes Jimmy USA PC12   N825MK
EAST 577 CF
2015 Bill Harrelson USA Lancair IV   N6ZQ
SOUTH Flying over both Poles
FAI Record N°17406, 21/1/2015 , 70.29 km/h.
562 CF
2012-2015 Heinz Peier Switzerland Sx300 Wings+Wheels N54Jx
EAST www.travelark.org/travel-blog/hpeier12/1

http://www.travelark.org/travel-blog-entry/hpeier12/1/1327247793
563 CF
2015 Robert DeLaurentis USA Malibu Mirage   N997MA
 
EAST http://www.FlyingThruLife.com    
2015 Huang, Blyth, d'Assonville, Pitman Taiwan, South Africa Sling 2   ZU-TWN
 
WEST http://airplanefactory.co.za/expeditions/sling-around-the-world-2015 591 CF
2015 Michael Smith Australia Searey Southern Sun N473XP
WEST www.southernsun.voyage
First solo flying boat
First solo amphibian circumnavigations.
566 CF
2015 Thomas Kane and Veronica Baird USA and Canada Cessna C180   N6TK
C180
WEST   574 CF
2015 Jack Long and Josh Marvil USA PC12   N575PC
EAST www.longwayaround2015.com
https://marvilsroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2015/06/06/hello-world/
570 CF
2015 Thomas Baumann USA TBM 8   N850TD East 71 days,96.5 hours
http://tomanddiannaroundtheworld2015.wordpress.com
634 CF
2016 Matevz Lenarcic Slovenia Dynamic WT9   F-JAKG
WEST www.worldgreenflight.com
Third RTW
573 CF
2016 Steve Pearce USA Mooney Ovation    
EAST   575 N/A
2016 Eichhorn Adrian USA Bonanza Gina N1733G
EAST http://www.flybluehorizons.com 581 CF
2016 Adam Broome USA Bonanza   N5831R
EAST www.GreatCircleFlyers.com 585 CF
2016 Joe McMillen USA Cirrus SR22T   N8837Z
EAST https://aviation.holua.com/trip/the-world-2016/ 583 CF
2016 Lachlan Smart Australia Cirrus   VH-IBC
 
EAST http://www.wingsaroundtheworld.com.au 582 CF
2016 John Giddens UK TBM900   N755JG
 
WEST http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/johngiddens/1/tpod.html 584 CF
2016 Zheng Wang China Cirrus SR22   N517CP
 
WEST      
2016 Dr. Bo Zhang China TBM700   N661EK
 
EAST   592 CF
2016 Jingxian Chen, aka Saki Chen China Bonanza   N19MT
 
EAST   593 CF
2016 Soiuzbek Saliev
and Jonas Juknius
Kyrgyz
and Lithuania
Ovation2
Gylaim
EX88003
WEST www.aopa.kg
https://www.aroundtheworld.lt/2016
594 CF
2016 Capt. Hank Cheng Hong Kong SAR RV8
Inspiration
B-KOO
EAST www.inspiration.bkoo.hk 595 CF
2016 Gordillo Miguel Spain RV8   EC-XLL
Via the Poles http://www.skypolaris.org 596 CF
2017 Jack Long ,Josh Marvil and Giusepe Caltabiano USA PC12-45   N575PC
POLAR www.longwaydown2017.com
https://marvilsroundtheworld.wordpress.com
http://www.facebook.com/eclipsepilot
614 CF
2017 Lola Odujinrin NIgeria Cirrus
Chloe
N313CD
EAST www.lolaodujinrin.com 598 CF
2017 S. Robert Vlasic   Saratoga PA 32
 
 
 
EAST      
2017 Brian Lloyd USA Mooney M20K '231'
Spirit
N916BL
WEST http://ProjectAmeliaEarhart.org 601 CF
2017 Ravinder Bansai USA Cessan 400
 
N2526B
EAST www.raviworldflight.com
https://raviworldflight.wordpress.com/
602 CF
2017 Richard Bailey and
Kelly Bailey
USA TBM 900
 
N979MB
EAST  
 603 CF
2017 Brian and Sylvia Foster UK Vans RV-10
 
ZU-IHF
WEST   606 CF
2017 Hannu Halminen
Karen Halminen
Canada TBM 910
 
C-FHTH
EAST  
609 CF
2017 John and Carla Edwards USA TBM 900   N924CJ WEST 60 days 608 CF
2017 Karl-Heinz Zahorsky and Karl Karbach Germany Piper Malibu PA46-310P Spirit of Kiel N662TC EAST 120 days
http://www.zahorsky.net/blog/
611 CF
2014 - 2017 Tomasz Wojtowicz Poland Cessna 152   N4931B EAST 240 days
612 CF
2017 John R Bone USA Cirrus SR22   N140BV WEST 52 days
https://forgottencoastflyers.com/
615 CF
2017 Georges Adam and Luc Sagnieres Canada PC 12/45   C-GSAG EAST 38 days
619 CF
2017 Juan-Peter Schultze and Louis Cole Namibia & UK Cessna Centurion T210L Baloo N210EU EAST 81 days
www.flybeyondborders.com
620 CF
2017 Georges Adam and Luc Sagnieres Canada PC 12/45   C-GSAG EAST 35 days
Second RTW
621 CF
2017 Shaesta Waiz USA Bonanza A36 Dreamcatcher N364ER East 145 days, 182 hours
http://dreamssoar.org/
622 CF
2017 German Hucke and Armando Ide Chile Piper Matrix PA 46   CC-AQZ East 79 days, 211.3 hours
http://www.cc-360.com
623 CF
2018 Olivier Ruedin Switzerland Piper P46J   HB-PSK Westbound   626 CF
2018 Kraus Georg and Tim Germany Cessna C210T Silver Eagle D-EMDT Westbound 50 days, 136 hours
www.onetwozerozero.com
629 CF
2018 Koehler John USA RV-9A May N944JK East 92 days, 177 hours
https://memoryflightrtw.weebly.com/
630 CF
2018 Tsenter Alexander and Borisevich Andrey Belarus Cessna C182T Silver Eagle EW-490LL Easttbound http://www.letim.by/mainstart 631 CF
2018 Mason William Andrews USA Piper PA32R, Lance Spirit of Louisiana N7278C Eastbound, www.medcampsmision.org
Youngest RTW pilot.
See records page for details.
633 CF
2018 Howard Janzen USA TBM 900
N900JV East 72 days 637 CF
2018 Paolo Buzzi Switzerland TBM 9 HB-KRJ East 81 days 635 CF
2018 Don Carruth USA TBM 910   N910XX East 68 days, 90.16 hours 636 CF
2018 Jim Baum USA TBM 930 N930VT East 69 days 638 CF
2018 Luke Lysen USA Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet   N9943H East   N/A N/A
2018 Valery Tokarev
Loic Blaise
Russia Borey Icars RA-2877G East 43 days, 150 hours
With RA-0778G and RA-0344G
with Dmitry Suslakov and Andrei Ivanov
641 CF
2018 Dr Ed Galkin
Marty Balk
USA Cessna 210   N2160S
EAST Third RTW for Ed Galkin, first RTW for Marty Balk 645 CF
2018 Logan Tinley USA Mooney Ovation N9159Q          
2018 Zoltan Fulop
Roland Szasz
Roumania Malibu Mirage Transylvania Maverick T7-HEY East 57 days, 148.6 hours
First Romanian Team to complete an RTW flight.
644 CF
2018 Alam Fakhr Pakistan Pilatus PC12 Globie N9854Z East 24 days, 129.4 hours 639 CF
2019 Georges Adam Canada Pilatus PC 12/45   C-GSAG
EAST Third RTW for Georges Adam 650 CF
2019 Jack Long and Josh Marvill USA Pilatus PC 12/45   N575PC
West Third RTW 651 CF
2019 Stefan Mommertz Germany Cessna C 185   N6275E   West THE JOHN T. KOUNIS MEMORIAL WORLD FLIGHT 652 CF
2019 Harry Anderson USA Lancair Columbia   N788W
West Second RTW 661 CF
2019 Anil Bhalla Canada Cessna Skylane   C-GWST
East 662 CF
2019 Daniel Ramseier Switzerland Piper Comanche   HB-OVW
EAST Escort aircraft for the 'Handiflight'. 663 CF
2019 Barry and Sandra Payne New Zealand Piper Comanche   ZK-BAZ
  www.bazflyer.com
First complete RTW from New Zealand.
664 CF
2019 Bill Harrelson USA Lancair IV   N6ZQ
West World record. Beating Max Conrad's 1961 record by 19 hours. 666 CF
2019 Dierk and Alex Reuter USA TBM 930   N444CD
Via the Poles Fai Crcumnavigator Badge N/A N/A
2019 Sebastian and Patricio Diaz USA TBM 850   N/A Photo not available Via the Poles Fai Crcumnavigator Badge N/A N/A
2019 Matt Jones
Steve Brooks
Ian Smith
UK Supermarine Spitfire   G-IRTY N/A Westbound www.silverspitfire.com 672 N/A
2019 Matt Jones
Ian Smith
UK PC12   OY-THP N/A Westbound Support aircraft for G-IRTY
www.silverspitfire.com
N/A N/A
2020 Jens Thamer Germany Diamond DA40NG   D-ETFF Eastbound   671 CF
COVID-19   PANDEMIC
2021 Shinji Maeda USA (Native Japanese) Bonanza P35 Lucy N9798Y
Eastbound

https://www.aerozypangu.com

Short Northern Route  (Details)
675 CF
2021 Travis Ludlow UK Cessna 172R   N5010 N5010
Eastbound

https://aroundtheworldsolo.co.uk
Youngest solo RTW

Short Northern Route  (Details)
676 CF
2021 John R Bone USA Cirrus SR22   N140BV Eastbound Second RTW (the first RTW was Westbound), 45 days
https://forgottencoastflyers.com/

Short Northern Route  (Details)
677 CF
2021 Martine Kist and Alex Gronberger Argentina Cirrus SR22   LV-GQF Eastbound First part of their RTW (KCOE to KCOE),
The second part will be Buenos Aires to Buenos Aires.
First Argentinian single piston engine aircraft around the World.
Their blog.

Long Southern Route  (Details)
682 CF
2021 Adam and Katie Stites USA Mooney   N1OKG N/A Eastbound Short Northern Route  (Details) N/A N/A
2021/2022 Zara Rutherford Belgium Shark   OM-443 Westbound Youngest female solo pilot at 19 y.o.
Crossed the 2 antipodies (Colombia/Indonesia)
N/A N/A -->
2022 Matthias Niederhäeuser and Robin Wenger Switzerland Diamond DA50RG HB-RTT HB-RTT Easttbound   684 CF
2021/2022 Mack Rutherford Belgium Shark     N/A Eastbound   N/A N/A
2022 Dr Ed Galkin
Zvi Mosery
USA Cessna 210   N2160S
EAST Fourth RTW for Ed Galkin
2023 Georges Adam and Hubert Sagnieres Canada Pilatus PC 12/45   C-GSAG
EAST Fourth RTW for Georges Adam   CF
2019-2023 Ross Edmondson UK C182 Planey McPlaneface N9953H
n9953h
EAST www.katamarino.co.uk  
2023 Peter Teahan and JohnOckenfels Canada Centurion   N732WP
N732WP
EAST Centre Route  (Details)

See the Rotary International podcast : https://pod.link/rotary/episode/9d6b9e25d1fa15b5f59d68907c651414
687
2023 Claudio Robetto and Betina Raimondi Argentina Mooney   LVAZZ
N/A
EAST Northern Route  (Details) 694 CF
2023 Callum Wallace Canada Bonanza V35B   C-GUAQ
N/A
EAST Northern Route  (Details)
https://www.flightforhope.com/
N/A N/A
2024 Pieter Nel South Africa Mooney   N5810T
N5810T
WEST Northern Route  (Details)
693 CF
2024 Barry Payne and Bob Bates New Zealand/Papua New Guinea Comanche   ZK-BAZ
Westbound Northern Route  (Details)
Through Russia
703 CF
YEAR CREW NATION TYPE AIRCRAFT REG PHOTO ROUTE REMARKS FN CF
2022 Total to date = 246 flights with single engine aircraft

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