Today 19 year old Lachie Smart from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland will take off from Maroochydore Airport (MCY / YBSU) in a Cirrus SR22, Registration VH-IBC (CN 1091) on an eight-week trip that will culminate with him being crowned the youngest person to fly around the world.
Dubbed Wings Around the World, the flight will cover 24,000 nm and 20 countries.
Lachie's ambition is no more than to wrest the title away from American Matt Guthmiller are selling him well short; he has alterior reasons that are a greater motivator than getting his name in the Guinness Book of Records.
"I'm not doing it for a world record," young Lachie told Australian Flying, "or just because I think it's cool to fly around the world –which of course I do think is cool – but the main reason I'm doing it is to spread a message to young people about setting and achieving goals.
Good luck Lachlan; I wish you an event free journey and look forward to seeing you return safely
Dubbed Wings Around the World, the flight will cover 24,000 nm and 20 countries.
| Sunshine Coast, Australia | → | Nadi, Fiji |
| Nadi, Fiji | → | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Pago Pago, American Samoa | → | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
| Christmas Island, Kiribati | → | Hilo, Hawaii, USA |
| Hilo, Hawaii, USA | → | Hollister, CA, USA |
| Hollister, CA, USA | → | North Las Vegas, NEV, USA |
| North Las Vegas, NEV, USA | → | Fredericksburg, TX, USA |
| Fredericksburg, TX, USA | → | Niagara Falls, NY, USA |
| Niagara Falls, NY, USA | → | St Johns Airport, St Johns, NL, Canada |
| St Johns Airport, St Johns, NL, Canada | → | Reykjavik Airport, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Reykjavik Airport, Reykjavik, Iceland | → | Wick Airport, Scotland, UK |
| Wick Airport, Scotland, UK | → | Biggin Hill, UK |
| Biggin Hill, UK | → | Cannes, France |
| Cannes, France | → | Iraklion Airport, Crete |
| Iraklion Airport, Crete | → | Hurghada, Egypt |
| Hurghada, Egypt | → | Muscat International Airport, Oman |
| Muscat International Airport, Oman | → | Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka |
| Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka | → | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah-Subang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah-Subang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | → | Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia | → | Broome International Airport, Australia |
| Broome International Airport, Australia | → | Darwin International Airport, Australia |
| Darwin International Airport, Australia | → | Longreach, Australia |
| Longreach, Australia | → | Bundaberg, Australia |
| Bundaberg, Australia | → | Sunshine Coast, Australia |
Lachie's ambition is no more than to wrest the title away from American Matt Guthmiller are selling him well short; he has alterior reasons that are a greater motivator than getting his name in the Guinness Book of Records.
"I'm not doing it for a world record," young Lachie told Australian Flying, "or just because I think it's cool to fly around the world –which of course I do think is cool – but the main reason I'm doing it is to spread a message to young people about setting and achieving goals.
Good luck Lachlan; I wish you an event free journey and look forward to seeing you return safely
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