JAFO...to answer your question......
I will tell you why in two words.
The Truth.
If you don't want to read about it go elsewhere.
Over 22,000 views and 178 posts here on pprune suggest there is interest in this.
If this had been a man trying to pull off a similar Walter Mitty stunt would we be so forgiving?
Could a couple of guys from the UK get sponsorship from the British Council to empower men in in India via their fly in and fly our appearances and staying in high end hotels?
How do a few stand ups for the press and pictures of a selection of well connected women in the Middle East or India "empower or inspire" local women?
Surely Dave Sykes achieved more in his microlight genuine single paraplegic flight from the UK to Australia than this charade?
Please check out his website and how he ended up in a wheelchair.
The Pilot
Someone else can do the sums but I reckon the Spirit of Artemis cost north of £500k and the rest to do the trip.
For those of you who do not like this discussion then I suggest you go elsewhere.
The one person we all want to hear from is Tracey
I don't think she will be along here anytime soon with copies of her log book and flightplans.