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Daher is calling attention to the exceptional flights performed this month by owner-pilots on two TBM aircraft that traversed Antarctica and overflew the magnetic South Pole. These achievements marked the first legs in earning the Polar Diamond Circumnavigator Diploma, recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, which has only been awarded once before. One of the TBM owner-pilots – Sebastian Diaz from Santiago, Chile – reunited three generations of pilots in flying his TBM 850 with Diaz’ father, 88-year-old Patricio; and Sebastian’s son, Sebastian Jr., as copilots. The other TBM owner-pilot, Dierk Reuter from Chicago,