Mike and James departed from Oshkosh at approximately 16:45 today. For the lucky few who were watching the webcam next to the runway, we just caught them going past on their way to Sante Fe, New Mexico. This leg will take them about 10-11 hours to complete.

Today’s an absolutely perfect day in Oshkosh and we started it by participating in an air to air photo-shoot. A couple of shots are attached. The “photoship” pilot was just so relaxed and competent and it was such a lovely day that we really enjoyed the whole process. There are definitely some things that the

Phew, I see that the break we’ve taken from daily updates has had the consequence that at least one person is going to buy a composite aircraft. I figured it may be serious, but not that serious, so here we are, back again, in the midst of a bombing mission which is going on outside.

We have been at Oshkosh for 3 days now and at last I feel like I have caught up on my rest. I am surprised at how long it has taken me to feel OK again … I guess it was not just the lack of sleep but also the stress and the change in

Although a lot of us wish we were at Oshkosh now with Mike & James, AvWeb was nice enough to make a fly-over video clip to give us an idea of how huge this show is. See if you can spot the Sling approximately 3min into the video clip in the centre of the four

See the latest news snippet from Oshkosh on Mike & James flying the Sling around the world by clicking here….

It has been truly amazing to see all the messages that have been streaming in since the day the Around The World Expedition started, the phone calls from different countries asking us what the guys are up to, and the sense of community and excitement both on Facebook and through the website. So we thank

We arrived in Oshkosh yesterday evening at 7pm local time to a great welcome from the South African contingent. Thanks Rob McFie. Flying in was a real experience – ATC does the talking and, due to congestion, aircraft are not allowed to answer. That means that there is no use of call signs, just visual

Mike and James reached Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA, after flying nearly 17,000 kilometeres in 10 days from Johannesburg in South Africa! A few days will be spent here, and we can expect more exciting updates from Mike and James over the couple of days, so check back regularly. Their departure from Oshkosh is set for the

It is now midnight and both James and I are exhausted so this is just to say that we hope to get through the weather and fly directly to Oshkosh tomorrow. We had a good days flying today – our first daylight flight which we really enjoyed … particularly being able to see where we