Virgin Global Flyer...

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The Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer is due off withing the next 3 hrs, probably between 2200 and 2300 GMT...

[SideWinder9]

Cool! That is a neat site, but very slow!It must be a unique feeling being on top of the world alone for so long... except for the fact that he'll have full time contact  with just about everything and supposedly even having Citation business jet chase planes.


More info...

[Saratoga]

Nice, looks like it would be fun to fly.

[TacitBlue]

Appearently it took off in Lansing Kansas. just outside what I would consider a reasonable distance for me to drive to see it.

[Saratoga]

Personally, that is outside of my driving radius (not my flying radius though).

Why do that when I could go to Fort Worth and see the F-16 factory and the Bell helicopter factory?

[chomp_rock]

As of about 3 minutes ago Steve Fosset has completed his flight. Two new records in one flight!

Official time: 67hrs 2 minutes 38 seconds

[jrpilot]

Yeh...i did a little reading on that flight..pretty cool.

[TacitBlue]

For anyone who has the FS version of global flyer read this http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/ you will have to scroll down past the main article to where it sais "virtual round-the-world flights".

[Saratoga]

I don't have the patience to fly it 'til the tank empties, but I sure will try it!