The Flying is the Easy Part

For better than a year now, we've been quietly following the plans, and now the actuality, of Matevz Lenarcic's flight around the world. Starting in Slovenia, this mountaineer/photographer/microlighter has been flying his Zenair for two months now, and has logged some gorgeous photos.

Beyond that, his trip logs read like a how-to for those with the guts and determination to try what he's doing. Paperwork is a lot more frustrating than building, navigating, and flying airplanes; and doing it all alone takes a special kind of man.

By way of illustration, a recent entry reads, in part, "At the moment Matevz has a problem with Russian administration. Anadyr is the last stop where Matevz can refuel and re-equip the aircraft with survival equipment for trans ocean flight. This equipment will be positioned on co-pilots seat. And by doing so there will be no place on board for the co-pilot. There is a choice to be made: between co-pilot and a life raft. Good company is worth a lot but it is hard to swim on one in case of forced water landing. So Matevz decided for the raft. But his flight will be at first conducted over some Russian territory and according to the agreement with Russian CAA navigator is still needed. Russian authorities insist on two man crew all the way to last Russian outpost Providenya.
The solution of this problem is a tricky one. We hope that common logic and flight safety will prevail."

So do we. Have a look at this remarkable effort!

FMI: www.transsiberia.com