Saturday, 13 October 2012

Leg 85 Joe Brown

Depart: Gander
Destination: Goose Bay
Leg Length: 3hrs 5min

Flying experience
Extensive PPL history before moving to Jersey to fly for Blueisland flying a Jet stream

Comments
Thanks Joe great flight!!
Joe has just kindly donated 2 return tickets to Jersey which we can auction at the Aviators Ball www.aviatorsball.com , thanks Joe and thank you Blueisland for the kind donation     http://www.blueislands.com/




Leg 84 Rawlins and Son...


Depart: Sydney
Destination: Gander
Leg Length: 2hr 25min

Co-Pilot 
His Son Dave Rawlins

Flying experience
Tony's only got a little flying experience, I think he's relying on his son Dave to give him some tuition and pass on all the skills he's learnt whilst he's been at Aerobility.

Comments
Father and son take to the virtual sky's above Canada





Leg 83 Steve Hawkins

Depart: Halifax
Destination: Sydney
Leg Length: 1hr 35min

Flying experience
RAF 84-89, Harriers 3Sqn RAF Gutersloh
89-93. Boscombe Down Harrier GR7 Development
Commercial Flying 93-95, Excalibur Airways
A320 Captain. 95-96
Virgin Atlantic FO A320
BA FO 747
BA Captain 737
Flight Training Manager 737-757-767-747
Now Chief training pilot for all British Airways pilot training.

Co Pilot
Michael Thompson

Comments
Thanks Steve, sorry we couldn't install the auto pilot in time!  For future reference, and to ensure an on time departure, the parking brake is just by your knee - sitting on the threshold and revving the bolts off it is not Standard Procedure!!







Leg 82 Roger Theaker

Depart: Boston
Destination: Halifax
Leg Length: 3hrs 5min

Flying experience
With two prior GFSC trips under his belt, Roger is now considered to be veteran within the world of Global Sim Challenges

Co-Pilot
Paralympic Opening Ceremony Pilot Dave Rawlins

Comments
Roger gets to fly with Aerobility's display pilot.









Leg 81 Chris Taylor

Depart: New York
Destination: Boston
Leg Length: 1hr 55min

Flying experience
Started flying in 1994
PPL 1999
Started IMC in 2000
Night rating 2005

Comments
Cheers Chris,  thanks for taking part.




Leg 80 Colin Bray sponsored by www.onceinalifetime.org

www.onceinalifetime.org.uk
Depart: Detroit
Destination: New York
Leg Length: 3hrs 30min

Flying Experience
Passenger, godson Alexander Garrett.
Pilot Tim Nunn (Thomas Cook Travel)
Once in a life time is a charity started after the Tsunami in Sri Lanka.

Co-Pilot
Alexander Garrett

Comments
Well done guys, great job







Saturday 13 - Day Nine at Mission Control!


Day nine retraces an early aviation route across the North Atlantic, from Halifax in Canada, with the stepping stones of Greenland and Iceland before routing to the Faroe Islands.

Today’s pilots and when they fly (all times UK BST):

82  23.35 - 02.40  Roger Theaker
83  02.50 - 04.25  Steve Hawkins BA
84  04.35 - 07.00  Tony Rawlins
85  07.10 - 10.15  Joe Brown
86  10.25 - 16.15  Mike Ling  Red Arrows
87  16.25 - 22.45  John Cairns  RIN
88  22.55 - 02.35  Simon Crane  Aerobility

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Friday, 12 October 2012