David Hempleman-Adams overflies Cape Columbia
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David Hempleman-Adams makes it to Punta Arenas
The renowned polar explorer, mountaineer and balloonist, David Hempleman-Adams has successfully flown his bright pink (colors of his sponsors) single-engine Cessna 210, over Cape Columbia at the northernmost point of the Canadian High Arctic. This heralds the start of the 11,500 mile challenge that will take him across the Continent, to Cape Horn.
David Hempleman-Adams and Canadian co-pilot Lorne White had been forced to delay the start of the challenge due to an engine fault discovered last week on their arrival at Eureka (CYEU), an isolated weather station 270 miles from the start at Cape Columbia. Following days of frantic calls and negotiations a new engine (from Ft Smith, Arkansas) and two qualified engineers (from Sioux Lookout, Ontario) were found and brought to Eureka to make vital repairs to the plane so the challenge could continue.
Speaking via satellite phone from Eureka, David said: "I'm thrilled that we managed to get a new engine and I'm confident that we can now get on with the Cape-to-Cape. A huge thanks must go to all the people that have helped us overcome our technical problems. It really has been a case of great teamwork.
"It was amazing to be flying again and, with the technical problems of last week now behind us, crossing over Cape Columbia was a real achievement for everyone involved."
David and Lorne took off from Eureka in the very late hours of July 12th (thanks to 24 hours of daylight) and flew further north over Cape Columbia on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island, just 500 miles from the North Pole. From there they went out over the Arctic Ocean and had a great view over the Polar ice-cap. After an amazing flight back over the mountains and glaciers, they made a perfect landing in Eureka, surrounded by curious wolves. Weather permitting they will continue heading south on their 11,500 mile journey to Cape Horn later today.
The Cape 2 Cape challenge then continues as David heads down around Hudson Bay and then over the Canadian cities of Toronto and Montreal, before heading towards North America. At this time they are making a technical stop at Sioux Lookout in Ontario.
David Hempleman-Adams and Canadian co-pilot Lorne White had been forced to delay the start of the challenge due to an engine fault discovered last week on their arrival at Eureka (CYEU), an isolated weather station 270 miles from the start at Cape Columbia. Following days of frantic calls and negotiations a new engine (from Ft Smith, Arkansas) and two qualified engineers (from Sioux Lookout, Ontario) were found and brought to Eureka to make vital repairs to the plane so the challenge could continue.
Speaking via satellite phone from Eureka, David said: "I'm thrilled that we managed to get a new engine and I'm confident that we can now get on with the Cape-to-Cape. A huge thanks must go to all the people that have helped us overcome our technical problems. It really has been a case of great teamwork.
"It was amazing to be flying again and, with the technical problems of last week now behind us, crossing over Cape Columbia was a real achievement for everyone involved."
David and Lorne took off from Eureka in the very late hours of July 12th (thanks to 24 hours of daylight) and flew further north over Cape Columbia on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island, just 500 miles from the North Pole. From there they went out over the Arctic Ocean and had a great view over the Polar ice-cap. After an amazing flight back over the mountains and glaciers, they made a perfect landing in Eureka, surrounded by curious wolves. Weather permitting they will continue heading south on their 11,500 mile journey to Cape Horn later today.
The Cape 2 Cape challenge then continues as David heads down around Hudson Bay and then over the Canadian cities of Toronto and Montreal, before heading towards North America. At this time they are making a technical stop at Sioux Lookout in Ontario.
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"Bloke flies Cessna around in America and Canada with other bloke". Am I the only one to find this to be a complete non event?
OK, I take it back, now that I've realised that these rocky tough dudes are flying to (gasp) Toronto.
OK, I take it back, now that I've realised that these rocky tough dudes are flying to (gasp) Toronto.
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Sounds like a fun outing, and I'd love to do it... but "challenge" is not really the appropriate word.
Good luck to them. I would like somebody to sponsor my aviation whilst I raise money for charity
Good luck to them. I would like somebody to sponsor my aviation whilst I raise money for charity
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I have to say that I do enjoy reading the "real-enthousiastic-British-pilots" on this forum. I love the way you guys are so open minded and so aware of things.
Real challenge or not? Well zat-iz-ze-question, surely, but until today it has been a challenge. And a real one, for some of the guys involved in this project. Not only we had to change the engine of a plane in Arctic conditions, had barely any sleep for the last 10 days, then the plane and pilots had to go through pretty violent weather and good solid IMC conditions in an environment where ATC and radar do not exist, such a challenge that they are barely making it to Toronto, with a week delay. I am pretty sure that from now on, until the leave the Bahamas, things are going to be smooth. But after that again, nothing is sure.
Hey, I am not saying that it is amazing and impossible to descend on airstrip with no published approaches, fly in solid IMC, go through icing and extreme weather, land in rough strips, and make perfect approaches and landings with RVRs under minimum, no it's not.
A lot of us have done, do it, and will always do it in Africa, South America, Alaska, Northern Canada and other remote places on the globe; but it is very demanding, it is very challenging and despite having had the chance to work in amazing places in difficult conditions at times, I do not really envy the 2 guys in that plane. I don't like flying single-engine piston aircraft above places like the Amazon, or large areas of water, especially the Hudson Bay or the Caribean Sea. I really don't think neither that it will be fun going over Cape Horn.
but again, what do I know, just sitting here on my couch, drinking a beer, surfing the Net.
Real challenge or not? Well zat-iz-ze-question, surely, but until today it has been a challenge. And a real one, for some of the guys involved in this project. Not only we had to change the engine of a plane in Arctic conditions, had barely any sleep for the last 10 days, then the plane and pilots had to go through pretty violent weather and good solid IMC conditions in an environment where ATC and radar do not exist, such a challenge that they are barely making it to Toronto, with a week delay. I am pretty sure that from now on, until the leave the Bahamas, things are going to be smooth. But after that again, nothing is sure.
Hey, I am not saying that it is amazing and impossible to descend on airstrip with no published approaches, fly in solid IMC, go through icing and extreme weather, land in rough strips, and make perfect approaches and landings with RVRs under minimum, no it's not.
A lot of us have done, do it, and will always do it in Africa, South America, Alaska, Northern Canada and other remote places on the globe; but it is very demanding, it is very challenging and despite having had the chance to work in amazing places in difficult conditions at times, I do not really envy the 2 guys in that plane. I don't like flying single-engine piston aircraft above places like the Amazon, or large areas of water, especially the Hudson Bay or the Caribean Sea. I really don't think neither that it will be fun going over Cape Horn.
but again, what do I know, just sitting here on my couch, drinking a beer, surfing the Net.
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I really don't think neither that it will be fun going over Cape Horn.
but again, what do I know, just sitting here on my couch, drinking a beer, surfing the Net.
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If so could he next time post a link?
I am too much of a coward to undertake anything like this but best of luck.
Certainly beats yet another documentary about this solo sailing around the world Ellen breaking out in tears, again.
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I am too much of a coward to undertake anything like this but best of luck.
Certainly beats yet another documentary about this solo sailing around the world Ellen breaking out in tears, again.
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I just wish dear Shenzi would stop posting identical postings in two different threads just for the publicity.
Bright Pink Plane over Cape Columbia
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Bright Pink Plane over Cape Columbia
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Well, I put this comment in the identical thread, so why not here as well?
"The Cape 2 Cape challenge then continues as David heads down around Hudson Bay and then over the Canadian cities of Toronto and Montreal, before heading towards North America. At this time they are making a technical stop at Sioux Lookout in Ontario."
I always was taught that Canada was part of North America, and the largest !!!
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"The Cape 2 Cape challenge then continues as David heads down around Hudson Bay and then over the Canadian cities of Toronto and Montreal, before heading towards North America. At this time they are making a technical stop at Sioux Lookout in Ontario."
I always was taught that Canada was part of North America, and the largest !!!
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Sounds like a fun outing, and I'd love to do it... but "challenge" is not really the appropriate word
This flight may not be a first and I know nothing about it.
I do however have a little experience in both North and South America all be it over 20 years ago when I had less sense than I have now. I also found a new definition of an airstrip in Peru, ("land on the flat bit at the bottom of the hill, keep up speed and you will need full power to taxi to the top" ) in a C206 at 10,000 feet
If I were to ask you to fly from Lands End to Wick following the West coast and there were no suitable landing strips along the entire route, how many of you would set off tomorrow morning, knowing that if you had a problem, the landing would be on a mountain side, forest or in the water.
Don't be too hard on anyone that is willing to set off on an 11,000 odd mile flight, it might not be as easy as you think.
If ShenziRubani wants to tell us about it that's fine by me, 1 thread would be enough though.
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TonyR, once again thanks, I do need to cancel the other thread, I didn;t have it on this forum but on the "rumours" one, and yes, one thread is enough. I need to delete the other.
2Donkeys, I agree with your comments, unfortunately, there is not too much charity involved in this flight, as you may know, the decision on how/where to spend the money is usually made by the sponsors, not by the sailors/aviators/runners/climbers. In this case, our sponsor is not yet really involved in charities but has tried to get small things organised along the road. For example in Caracas, they will present football equipment to schools in poor areas, and same goes along the route in South America. The sponsor we have is just not the kind that need to advertise their involvement in non-profit/charity actions.
I also wish not to use the word "heroes" for David Hempleman-Adams and Lorne White, I think they are "adventurers" or "explorers", not heroes. The idea behind this challenge, apart from setting a few speed records along the way, was above all to promote the image of general aviation, to show that a small single-engine piston can take you to the end of the World, the idea was to push the limits of the plane, the limits of the pilots. We wanted to show that a "general aviation" aircraft can go far, can do things. I believe that it is better for all of us to see DHA's pink C210 on TV than hear about a Cherokee crash, or the threat "these small planes" would pose if in hands of terrorist. I am tired of the image of general aviation that some in the media are promoting, fed up of that idea that we fly dangerous, polluting, noisy, machines.
Today they set speed records on the routes Timmins-Toronto and Toronto-Montreal.
Weather pretty bad on the Montreal-Teterboro route, but they will try to make it during the night.
2Donkeys, I agree with your comments, unfortunately, there is not too much charity involved in this flight, as you may know, the decision on how/where to spend the money is usually made by the sponsors, not by the sailors/aviators/runners/climbers. In this case, our sponsor is not yet really involved in charities but has tried to get small things organised along the road. For example in Caracas, they will present football equipment to schools in poor areas, and same goes along the route in South America. The sponsor we have is just not the kind that need to advertise their involvement in non-profit/charity actions.
I also wish not to use the word "heroes" for David Hempleman-Adams and Lorne White, I think they are "adventurers" or "explorers", not heroes. The idea behind this challenge, apart from setting a few speed records along the way, was above all to promote the image of general aviation, to show that a small single-engine piston can take you to the end of the World, the idea was to push the limits of the plane, the limits of the pilots. We wanted to show that a "general aviation" aircraft can go far, can do things. I believe that it is better for all of us to see DHA's pink C210 on TV than hear about a Cherokee crash, or the threat "these small planes" would pose if in hands of terrorist. I am tired of the image of general aviation that some in the media are promoting, fed up of that idea that we fly dangerous, polluting, noisy, machines.
Today they set speed records on the routes Timmins-Toronto and Toronto-Montreal.
Weather pretty bad on the Montreal-Teterboro route, but they will try to make it during the night.
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Shenzi...
I was not going to comment, however in defense of the Brits on this site I do not find them to be any different than anyone else.
As to being enthusiastic about flying in the Arctic, well I guess it all depends on how you look at it.
We were changing engines and flying in the Arctic day after day, week after week for years. Yes I agree it can be uncomfortable, however I do not recall any real bad icing in the arctic, then I only flew eight years up there so may have missed it.
Anyhow just thought I would add some comments to kind of even up the playing field.
I wish them all the best in their adventure, and caution them against unnecessary risk talking just to prove some point.
The above offered in all due respect. .
Chuck E.
I was not going to comment, however in defense of the Brits on this site I do not find them to be any different than anyone else.
As to being enthusiastic about flying in the Arctic, well I guess it all depends on how you look at it.
We were changing engines and flying in the Arctic day after day, week after week for years. Yes I agree it can be uncomfortable, however I do not recall any real bad icing in the arctic, then I only flew eight years up there so may have missed it.
Anyhow just thought I would add some comments to kind of even up the playing field.
I wish them all the best in their adventure, and caution them against unnecessary risk talking just to prove some point.
The above offered in all due respect. .
Chuck E.
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Just a little update:
David and Lorne should be in Naples tomorrow. They will be stopping in for maintenance before they launch off to South America.
Like Chuck, I wish them all the best on their journey.
Capt. Richard J. Gentil, Pres.
Naples Air Center, Inc.
David and Lorne should be in Naples tomorrow. They will be stopping in for maintenance before they launch off to South America.
Like Chuck, I wish them all the best on their journey.
Capt. Richard J. Gentil, Pres.
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The pink C210 is now en route to Nassau and has now established new speed records over distance on the legs Timmins-Toronto, Toronto-Montreal, Kitty Hawk-Savannah and Savannah-Naples.
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The renowned polar explorer, mountaineer and balloonist, David Hempleman-Adams ... and Canadian co-pilot Lorne White
The idea behind this challenge, apart from setting a few speed records along the way, was above all to promote the image of general aviation, to show that a small single-engine piston can take you to the end of the World, the idea was to push the limits of the plane, the limits of the pilots. We wanted to show that a "general aviation" aircraft can go far, can do things.
I think I've heard enough about this clown's "adventures" (yawn).
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ShenziRubani,
I gave them a new route today and sent them from Naples to Stella Maris on Long Island in the Bahamas. They should be at the Stella Maris Resort Club now.
Here is a shot from their stop in Naples today.
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I gave them a new route today and sent them from Naples to Stella Maris on Long Island in the Bahamas. They should be at the Stella Maris Resort Club now.
Here is a shot from their stop in Naples today.
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MLS-12D,
As I mentioned to you in the thread back in June:
Across the Americas in a C182
David has a lot more hours than you keep quoting.
Happy Flying,
Capt. Richard J. Gentil, Pres.
Naples Air Center, Inc.
As I mentioned to you in the thread back in June:
Across the Americas in a C182
David has a lot more hours than you keep quoting.
Happy Flying,
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Hi Richard,
Great picture!
Thank you very much for all the help you offered when 210SM was in Naples. DHA raved about it when he called me from his sat-phone last night, saying that everyone at N.A.C did a great job.
They were eager to make it to Stalla Maris but due to weather went to Exuma where they spent the night.
Went through Santo Domingo MDSD around 15:00 zulu today and are now somewhere over the Caribean Sea heading for Caracas.
Great picture!
Thank you very much for all the help you offered when 210SM was in Naples. DHA raved about it when he called me from his sat-phone last night, saying that everyone at N.A.C did a great job.
They were eager to make it to Stalla Maris but due to weather went to Exuma where they spent the night.
Went through Santo Domingo MDSD around 15:00 zulu today and are now somewhere over the Caribean Sea heading for Caracas.
