Whoa Aloha, we’re here and settling in for a big sleep. After all we’ve been not only awake, but seriously focused for the whole of three of the last 5 nights without any daytime sleeping either.Anyhow, it turns out we’re also boarded and may not budge until we install a portable HF radio in ZU-TAF.

Howdy everybody! There is so much I want to tell you all about life in our shiny bullet as we tunnel our way through the atmosphere of our lonely planet, but time and my typing speed just don’t allow. Jet lag is not the word, maybe “bullet-bushed” is more like it, but travelling east, gaining

Ah, we’ve found internet at last and we can give a bit of an update. Jean’s off for a quick run to energise himself and he’ll sit down for a type when he returns. Meanwhile, here are some photos from the last 48 hours, in chronological order J and J

Majuro ATC confirmed that James and Jean landed safely at 0445Z (6:45 SA local time) in Marshall Islands. We haven’t been able to speak to them yet, and will keep you posted as soon as we have had contact. We do anticipate them to try and get to the hotel as soon as possible for

Hi all, as I am sure you are eager for an update I thought I would put down what we have gathered from a short call with James. Both are fine, albeit exhausted. The flight took 16.5 hours, which considering the headwinds and needing to fly around storms is pretty good (funny how in light

What a flight to Guam congratulations!! My story for the next leg 1) Departure still rain and a steady wind of 180/200deg 25-29kt up to 14000ft. 2) This should clear 2-3 hours into the flight with the majority of the middle cloud left of track. 3) Head wind all the way starting at 160/12 and

James and Jean are finally en-route to Marshall Island. The guys had to delay departure this morning in order to fix a radio problem they had due to water. One of the doors blew open during the day in the hangar and water got into the cockpit. Then the weather forecast for the leg forced

In just over 11 hours’ time, James would have flown to Marshall Islands from both sides of the world…having flown to Marshall Islands in 2009 as well when The Airplane Factory flew the Sling 2 around the world. Below is a 7min video of a Boeing 737 landing at Amata Kabua Intl Airport, giving you

For those of you who followed the departure from Guam, you might have heard a discussion between ATC and ZU-TAF asking them what com radios they have onboard. Below is a very interesting post by Amateur Radio AB9IL with regards to HF communications. After departure, the crew will call the HF radio facility for the

Mike has had a brief talk with James and Jean shortly after their arrival in Guam and relayed this to me: James say the rain was very heavy towards the end and they were really ducking and diving to avoid patches of storms. I do think that James’ comment to ATC when they told him