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Wes
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Date Posted: 20:58:37 09/26/12 Wed
In reply to:
Boyd Percy
's message, "Re: Continuous flying for 64+ days..." on 20:39:16 09/26/12 Wed
I knew about the deal, but only that it had happened, not any of the details. That's a hard way to get into the Guinness book of world records, that's for sure.
-- Wes
>>I love the book Rocinante... I love flying...
>>
>>but ...
>>
>>>...imagine spending over two months in a Cessna 172,
>>>flying twenty four hours a day, without even landing
>>>for fuel. That's exactly what two pilots did back in
>>>1958 in the California and Nevada desert. Bob Timm
>>>and John Cook set a world endurance record, remaining
>>>airborne for just under 65 days.
>>
>>Read the story at
>>href="http://tvsac.net/BarryMeek/BM0803.html">http://t
>v
>>sac.net/BarryMeek/BM0803.html
>>
>>I'll bet that one of the first stops they made after
>>they landed was a long hot shower...
>>
>>Mike
>
>
>You're right, sixty-five days is a long time without a
>bath or shower. Mark and Jackie only had to wait two
>or three days before they had their showers.
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