Originally Posted by
ForkTailedDrKiller
That'll be a first! Don't think its ever been done in a single engine light aircraft before.
Oh...........hang on a minute - Francis Chichester did it in his Gypsy Moth in 1931!
A single to NZ via Lord Howe with a Rotax. A couple of Jabiru's have also done it too...
Pipistrel Sinus flies Aus to NZ via Lord Howe and Norfolk...
Of course Ben Buckley flew a 2-stroke Rotax 582 powered Lightwing direct to NZ non-stop!