Belgian-Briton Mack Rutherford, 17, encountered sandstorms and extreme heat on flight through 52 countries
A 17-year-old Belgian-British pilot has become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane after taking off in March this year.
He revealed that challenges he had faced included sandstorms in Sudan, extreme heat in Dubai, airport closures in India, monsoon rains, and several technical issues. Most of the delays were caused by hold-ups in obtaining permits and other documents or having to alter scheduled routes if they were rejected.
“It’s actually an uninhabited island, so if anything had gone wrong I would be on my own, on that island, so really important that nothing went wrong. I landed there and had to sleep in a small shed on the side of the runway because it was completely abandoned for over 10 years.”
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