X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-Junk-Score: 2 [X] X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from vms173005pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6093486 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:42:17 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.5; envelope-from=N4ZQ@verizon.net Received: from new-host-2.home ([unknown] [98.110.154.118]) by vms173005.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MJ3004CSO15KO51@vms173005.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:41:34 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: PGUM to KJAX MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd." X-Priority: 3 In-reply-to: Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:41:29 -0500 Cc: fgetgood@cox.net, Allen Barrett , Andy Ozols , Bill Judge , Bill Rumburg , Bobbi Boucher , Brad Dement , Sue Harrelson , Brad Simmons , Brent Regan , Bruce Ryan , Carl Froehlich , CarolAnn Garratt , Chad Hedrick , Charlie Kohler , Chris Zavatson , Clark Baker , Claudette Colwell , David Fields , dbooth418@cox.net, Dico Reijers , Crain Dominic , Don Collins , Don Pool , Ed Smith <2luv2fly@cox.net>, Fernando Cuhna , "G.C. Schue" , Glenn Oxford , Graham Paul , Jack , Joaquin Flores , Jody Williams , Joe Young , jwgilley@hostaweb.com, Ken Harrelson , Kris Maynard , Kurt Larson , List Lancair Mailing , Larry Grondzki , Laszlo Torok , Ravinski Mark , Mark Sletten , marv@lancair.net, Michael Coster , Mike Murphy , oscardavis@juno.com, Rhonda Bewley , "Richard S. Williams" , Rick Argente , Pastusek Robert , Silvio Novelli , Steve Colwell , Steve Smalley , Todd Ott , vtailjeff@aol.com, Wes Whitley , Wiley Loughran , william.rossmann@barclayscapital.com Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: <4BA90DA1-B1BE-4960-8715-A3103FCE41E7@verizon.net> References: To: Bill Harrelson X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) Hmmm, This comment from Adam Frisch in the UK is quite descriptive, don't you = think? :-) N4ZQ =46rom the PPRuNe.... Guam to Jacksonville - non stop! Retired American Airlines captain Bill Harrelson (who's wife Sue is a = retired United captain, btw) just landed in Jacksonville, FL where he'd = flown non stop from Guam in his little homebuilt Lancair 2-seat single = engine airplane, beating Max Conrad's "unbeatable" record from 1959 when = he flew from Cairo direct to Los Angeles (in a Comanche). He spent 40hrs = aloft and without sleep, covering more than 8000 miles. Most of those = hours over the Pacific with absolutely no alternatives in case of any = malfunction.=20 Still a few with the adventurous spirit out there. How he fit his huge = balls in to the cockpit the story doesn't tell. I can only tip my hat to = Bill Harrelson today - respect, boss man! N6ZQ Amazing: The Journey Of N6ZQ | Aero-News Network World record flight lands in Jacksonville | News - Home On Mar 1, 2013, at 12:12 AM, Bill Harrelson wrote: > Hi, > =20 > Bill just took off from Guam headed for Jacksonville, FL. It should = take between 33 and 34 hours, > depending on winds. You can follow on FlightAware (which is off by 24 = hours) or Spidertracks. > =20 > go.spidertracks.com/fleetpro/public/zqpilot > =20 > Thanks, > =20 > Sue