So the 15% was probably just Sky news phishing for ratings once again.
Well done to the Team.
Do we compare this in any way to Ellen McArthur and her 71 day trip?

Ironic that it wouldn't count as a "qualifying cross-country flight"!

Well done, Steve & the team!

16B

Has Steve Fossett done the S/E IFR lobby any good here? After all...............;)

16Blades
"Ironic that it wouldn't count as a "qualifying cross-country flight"!

Correct but it should qualify under "cross-many countries"!

Congratulations to all concerned!

Shame there wasn't more news coverage before the fuel leak story broke.

One evening when I was returning to Yorkshire from Birmingham International on Virgin Trains during the rush hour train which was more like a London Tube Train than an express, I commended to a fellow passenger about how much stuff they have managed to cram into such a small space in their buffet car.

We came to the conclusion that all this Balloon Travel must be getting to Branson's Head.

I think Branson wanted to travel on this flight, but after a string of failed attempts in numerous balloons I bet he thought it was too big a risk!

I recall that on one of his attempts, he was over the North Atlantic when all of a sudden, they heard this really loud noise, simular to the sound of a gun, but more constant.

They looked out the window, and the Ballonist who was flying with Branson said something to the effect of:

BP "We need to get out of here"
RB "Why?"
BP "Well I don't wish to alarm you, but I've just seen a concorde fly past us, and I think we should probably get out of the vacinity before the second one uses us for target practice"