Jay, like Ms Scott there are many aviators that have done serious long distance solo flights that make TC-T's efforts look petty.
I was fortunate to know Freda Thompson, fly with her and laugh at her stories of her 1934 UK-Australia solo flight.
Those pioneers like Freda would be appalled at the disrepute that TC-T has brought upon our profession.
A short bio of Freda Mary Thompson
Biography - Freda Mary Thompson - Australian Dictionary of Biography
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