In the meantime, somebody else is trying to get to Australia, and may be worth watching...
http://gb-nz.com/
Thanks for that link, Genghis. It's really quite exemplary and is highly relevant to this topic.
It is so refreshing to see that a light aircraft really
can be flown SOLO, long distance, without lies and without any cheatery.
Solo, in this context, means one person aboard the aircraft, one pilot.
Very different to the mendacity and ego-pumping of the near-fraudulent commercial hype of Curtis-Taylor.
Also, interesting that the G-GBNZ flight makes no big deal about whether the pilot is male or female. 90 years ago that was a big deal. In the 21st century it just ain't.
Also interesting to see that those promoting the thing as promoting STEM actually are genuinely qualified in
Science,
Technology
Engineering and
Mathematics. Again, very different to Curtis-Taylor. In her scheme the only person with STEM qualifications was systematically airbrushed out of the scene on all three of her charades.
Edited to add that:
It's also notable that Wing Commanders Pote and Gatland don't posture themselves as Group Captains and Squadron Leader Landy doesn't pose as a Wing Commander. They're just not the type of people who would do such a thing.