Hate to sound like a wowser but after flying his sircraft solo around the world three times this guy has nothing to prove to anyone.
It amazes me to see people doing silly things like this as I was witness to many years ago in Papua New Guinea when some menapausal divorcee house wife was in the media for doing long over-water stints in a single engined aircraft.
The fact was that female ferry pilots do what this woman did but on a regular basis - but they dont get the unnecessary media attention.
Touted "Amelia Earhart" this person had some equipment stolen by rascals in PNG from her aircraft,broke down uncontrollably and threatened to return to Australia.
After our employer gave her some lone equipment (not sure if returned) she was on her way much to the medias delight and fanfare.
Not ever a word of thanks to those that made her flight possible.
Says alot really.
Needless to mention the huge cost involved if anyone ever went missing over huge areas of water.
If anyone goes missing fair enough but whilst performing a "stunt" who should pay the Bill?