“A 21-year-old Malaysian pilot will attempt to set a world record by flying 21,600 nautical miles around the globe on a solo expedition for 50 days using a single piston aircraft, Cessna P210,” Bernama wrote.
The pilot, Captain James Anthony Tan, from Kajang, will take-off on his historical voyage as the first Malaysian from an Asean country to have flown around the world solo, on 23 February 2013. He will begin his journey at the Subang Skypark. Previously, James had earned himself a place in The Malaysian Book of Records as the youngest pilot to fly solo for 13,803 nautical miles on a single piston aircraft, from the United Kingdom to Bangkok.
Currently, the record holder for this feat is Captain Carlo Schmid, who at the age of 22, was the youngest to have flown around the globe.
Those interested in James’s voyage can get updates on this website.
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