Your comments about Chalkies flight being an easy feat and being a 'bought' record just illustrate what a mediocre aviator you must be with no real world experience. Anyone who'se flown any kind of light aircraft long distances by themselves will know how much strain and fatigue ones system takes.
Fly a C404 from Madagascar to FALA direct at night with no auto-jock or a Dornier from Loki to JNB in one day with no autopilot either and tell me how knackered you'd be after that. Thats with GPS, the mind set of having 2 engines and if your lucky someone to share the flying with and even then thats only for 8 or 9 hours. The answer is VERY knackered.
Now picture at 61 years of age, flying a little 200hp piston single over all that jungle and sand etc, all by yourself, pissing in a nappy with no weather radar in the ITCZ for just under 4 days...
I say its an achievement and a half, big respect for Chalkie. Also it highlights just what an amazing feat Sir Alex achieved in 1939. Hats off to you gents
