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Radio interview of Wing Commander Rahul Monga
Introduction
Circumnavigating the globe in a microlight is the ultimate flying adventure. The planning and engineering required for the airplane is challenging and interesting. Studying the weather systems enroute and dealing with worldwide bureaucracies and regulations are quite daunting. No other single aviation event is this rich in content and equally multi-faceted. The flight will prove to be mentally and physically grueling, flying on average six hours a day in climatic extremes, placing high demands on the pilots and their aircraft.
Till date, only two microlights have accomplished this feat. The first was in 1998 by a British pilot, Brian Milton (along with K. Reynolds and P Petrov part of the way), taking 121 days. The second was by another British pilot, who took 99 days in 2000. This is the current record. The IAF plans to beat this record.
Route
The route has been designed keeping in mind the control requirements of the Federation Aeronautiqe Internationale, (FAI) which is the governing body of aerosports. The FAI stipulates some restrictions as given below:
CIRCUMNAVIGATION AS PER FAI
Airfields
India
Delhi, Allahabad, Baghdogra, Guwahati
Myanmar
Mandalay, Yangon
Thailand
Bangkok
Vietnam
Da Nang
China
Haikou, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Hongqiao, Qingdao, Dalian, Changchun, Jiamusi
Russia
Khabarovsk, Nikolaevsk na Amure, Ajan, Okhotsk, Magadan, Chayabuhka, Markovo, Anadyr, Buhta Provedenia
USA (1st Leg)
Nome, Mc Grath, Anchorage, Yakutat, Juneau
Canada (1st leg)
Prince Rupert, Comox
USA (2nd leg)
Bellingham, Snohomish, Salem, Arcata-Eureka, Tracy, Santa Paula, Lake Havasu City, Page, Colorado Springs, Liberal, Pauls Valley, Marshall, New Orleans, Marianna, Jacksonville, Camden, Roanoke
Canada (2nd leg)
Toronto, Matagami, Le Grand Riviere, Inukjuak, Kangiqsujuak, Iqaluit
Greenland
Nuuk, Kulusuk
Iceland
Reykjavik
Faeroes (Island)
Vagar
UK
Aberdeen, Norwich
Germany
Munster Osnabruck, Eggersdorf, Friedrichshafen
Switzerland
Samedan
Italy
Rome
Greece
Kerkyra, Kavala
Turkey
Istanbul, Samsun, Trabzon
Iran
Tabriz, Kermanshah, Esfahan, Shiraz, Bandar Abbass
UAE
Muscat
India
Jamnagar, Udaipur, Delhi
Total Flight Plan Distance: 41303 km/ 22302 nm Total Great circle Distance: 39549 km/21355 nm Total flying time: 236 hours Total fuel: 3900 liters |
Crew
Wing Commander Rahul Monga
Wing Commander Anil Kumar
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