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Old 08-31-2018, 09:38 AM
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Amazing achievement and well done. Seeing that it is early Friday evening here in South Africa, I will pour a scotch or to on this
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Old 08-31-2018, 09:40 AM
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Congratulations John, what an achievement!
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Old 08-31-2018, 12:23 PM
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Congratulations to you, John. What an inspiration!
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Old 08-31-2018, 12:41 PM
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EPIC achievement!
+1 I mean, WOW. That really is just EPIC! What a life long adventure you will have to reminisce about. Good for you!
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Old 08-31-2018, 01:07 PM
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Default Round the World in a RV-9A

Epic flight John, many congratulations. Glad I was able to follow it as it unfolded. Hope you are considering writing a book about your flight. I'd love to add it to my collection of RTW flights.
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Old 08-31-2018, 02:17 PM
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What an amazing journey! Congratulations!
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Old 08-31-2018, 02:52 PM
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Default RTW Flight

An amazing accomplishment! This appears to be the 232nd single engine around the world flight in a light airplane.
Earthrounders.com is an excellent website on this subject.
The first single engine was the Douglas World Cruisers in 1924. Four started, two completed the flight.
The first homebuilt was Don Taylor in 1976 in a Thorp T18.
Steve Fossett did it solo nonstop.
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Old 08-31-2018, 07:08 PM
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John congrats on your adventure!

It was a pleasure meeting you on Maine just as you were starting your trip. I look forward to reading you full story.
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Old 08-31-2018, 09:49 PM
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Way to go John! Truly enjoyed watching and reading about the trip. Amazing, what an awesome accomplishment. Hope we'll get to meet you at OSH next year!
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Old 08-31-2018, 10:16 PM
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It just boggles the mind that a little RV can do this epic voyage. Gives me inspiration!
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