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Long-range Lancair N6ZQ now in Chile for flight over South Pole
Bill Harrelson flew 19 hours from Brazil to Punta Arena, Chile. Nice Brazilian news segment here shows him taking off on that leg: http://rob.com/lancair/2013.03/n6zq.mp4 (go.spidertracks.com) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Severe turbulence and strong headwinds made the trip impossible without getting his feet wet. He is currently flying north off the coast of Chile due to better weather conditions. He hopes to cross over Panama on his way back to the US and home sweet home!!
Bill left Punta Arenas, Chile for Key West, FL at 1:06 PM Sunday March 24th, ETA 5:05 PM Monday March 25th both EDT This is surprising as he was planning to fly from Chile to Christchurch, NZ on a polar route. Does anyone know the reason for this substantial deviation.
What's the real purpose of this venture is my question. There is already enought environmental pollution created by questionable research stations and increasing tourism in and around the once pristine Antarctic continent.
Yes, and I recently read that the entire crew that sailed with Magellan actually crapped in the ocean on the entire 3 year voyage. This has to stop.
Don't be silly, have you ever seen the industrial pollution caused by U.S. acid rain carried over to Canada by the Jetstream falling over centennial forests, that should be addressed. Not that crapping in the ocean is not to be of concern.
Well, where do the whales crap?
Thanks, Scott. I wasn't sure how to react to "..once pristine Antarctic continent." :)
Just pull out a slide rule if you can not do it by hand: 100 sailors crapping twice a day (simply because they did not have ample food) spread over easily the proverbial 20,000 leagues, what would be the amount of crap per square mile: nothing. Whereas a whale craps well, a whale of a crap a day, like 10 tons a day easily, sounds reasonable? (LOL LIMAO!!!).