The smiling pullover never misses a trick, does he?
More to the point, it looks like a pretty arduous trip with an aircraft which may well be a bit tricky at FL450, especially if it goes pear-shaped miles from anywhere. Take off and landing may also require a fair bit of skill, what with the large percentage variation of wieghts for each.
Does anyone know what experience Steve Fosset has which will qualify him for this? Not knocking, just interested.