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From: "Bill Harrelson" <n5zq@verizon.net>
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Subject: Polar record attempt
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Listers,

Still stuck here in Punta Arenas. I’ve been spending many hours in the met 
office at the airport. There is a window tomorrow that would provide an ice 
free flight to Antarctica but with severe turbulence and winds of up to 70 
knots, a substantial component of which would be headwind. If I took that 
window, I’d also have to deal with very strong headwinds from Antarctica to 
New Zealand, a portion of the route that almost always produces tailwinds. 
Making New Zealand with dry feet could be problematic. The likelihood of 
finding a window that is free of ice and has acceptable winds is decreasing 
very, very rapidly. It’s just too late in what has been an unusually bad 
season.

Soooo, it is with great disappointment that I officially throw in the towel 
and give up the attempt. I have a MUCH better understanding now about why 
this is such a difficult and rarely attempted record.

I’m planning to depart SCCI and fly to Key West on Sunday, a 29-30 hour 
flight. I’ll try to take what I’ve learned from this attempt and, perhaps, 
one day give it another go. For now, my fondest desire is to just be home. 
Click, click, click there’s no place like home, there’s....

Bill