30 July 2010
You might well recall that Norman Surplus’s attempt to fly his gyrocopter around the world was halted in Thailand three months ago following a forced landing in a shallow lake. Well, according to a message from Norman, the flight should be underway again soon.
The report states, ‘He will depart Thailand on Sunday (1st August 2010) at 7am (local time). In the first phase of his endeavour N. Ireland pilot Norman Surplus faced extreme heat and cold, fuel shortages, exceptional high altitude and traversed forest fires, desert and wide wide sea. He has already flown 8,000 miles through Europe, the Middle East and much of Asia and he faces twice that distance through 12 countries in SE Asia, America and the perils North Atlantic autumn. With the pilot open to the elements, this endeavor combines danger, adventure and a compelling story about the pilot – entrepreneur and cancer survivor. Norman will continue to raise awareness and funding for cancer.
‘The next phase of the adventure is expected to take approximately 50 days and it will be crossing SE Asia, North America and the North Atlantic stopping in Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, the Russian Far East, North America, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Scotland and home to N.Ireland. This will cover a distance of 19,000 miles approximately. Normans stop in Thailand was complicated and lengthened by bureaucratic, administrative, procedural and logistical delays all contributed to turn a two-week technical aircraft repair into a three-month wait. <a href=”http://www.gyroxgoesglobal.com”>Click here for more</a>
