Flight Details
- Date: Saturday, 3rd of May 2008
- Departure Time: 7:34:22 A.M.
- Distance: 44.1 mi
- Flight Duration: 1:34:48 hours
- Speed Average: 28 mph
- Fuel usage: 3 Gal. (approx)
- Altitude: between 500 and 1800 feet.
Participating Pilots:
- Andreas Kolb (Alemania)
- Jeff Goin (USA)
- Jeff Hamann (USA)
- Leon Massa (Australia)
- Michael O'Daniel (USA)
- Philip Russman (USA)
- Remy Swaab (Panamá)
- Tony Lusby (Nueva Zelanda)
Gear Details
- GPS for navigation as well as to track the official record.
- Radio communication: Amongst the pilots participating, as well as with the control tower that oversees the Panama Canal airspace.
- Safety equipment includes inflation devices and life vests in case of a water landing. (Swiss pocket knives are complimentary to fight off the crocodiles)
Staff Details
- Land, Lake and Air support personnel where located at main access points such as: Fort Sherman, Port of Cristobal, Gatun Lake, Train Track, Miraflores Locks and the Causeway of Amador.
- Additionally Rescue personnel and camera crew where at key locations.
Flight Path
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The red line shows the train track, the yellow line the flight path. Leaving from Fort Sherman, the group crosses the locks and flys over the Gatun Lake until the locks close to the City of Panama are reached. Finally landing close to the Bridge of the Américas
May tide charts
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