FL and LM,
Well said!
I've ferried a number of helicopters from various parts of Europe to various parts of Africa, some 2 pilot and some single pilot, the last, single pilot when I was 59 years old and I can testify that even with modern aids it's hard work. I remember doing it without GPS back in the old days and there were obviously more worries about holding headings and airspeeds to help with the DR, but even these days the weather and nature of the hostile terrain are unchanged and ATC, met forecasting and refuelling facilities in most of Africa are pretty unchanged in the last 30 years. Irrespective of whether he had broken Alex Henshaw's old record, Chalkie should be proud of his achievement at his age.
I echo LittleMo's sentiments - hats off to both of you gents
