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Old 1st Jul 2002, 03:56
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Distance / Rules

Current telemetry
2002-07-01 02:53:00 UTC
Latitude 34° 4.5' S Longitude 55° 8.69' E
Altitude 25300 ft Speed 145.2 mi/hr Heading 108.92°
Distance 16019.1 mi Duration 12 d 01:16:00
82% Complete

Rules seem a bit flexible, basically you must stay between 60 N. & S. but it is possible to create a virtual pole to measure from. So if you are at 70 S. on the Greenwich meridien you must be North of 50 S. at 180 E. In the South Atlantic the drift path went as far as 62 or 63 S.

Fast motoring now
2002-07-01 05:53:11 UTC
Latitude 36° 14.93' S Longitude 62° 24.74' E
Altitude 28800 ft Speed 191.7 mi/hr
Heading 110.98° Distance 16456 mi
Duration 12 d 04:16:11 84% Complete

Last edited by Pom Pax; 1st Jul 2002 at 06:32.
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