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SALINA, Kan. - Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett was again flying over U.S. soil, completing a long crossing of the Pacific Ocean early Thursday morning as he headed for the finish of his nonstop around-the-world solo flight.
"I'm really starting to perk up, now realizing that I'm getting close to the end," Fossett said.
Fossett returned to U.S. airspace shortly before 8 a.m. CST, and cruised over Los Angeles about 61 hours after leaving from Salina on his record-setting attempt. If Fossett makes it back to the central Kansas town, and he's expected at around 2:20 p.m. EST, he'll become the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone without stopping or refueling.
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Adventurer Steve Fossett’s bid to become the first person to fly solo non stop around the globe was in peril today after his aircraft “lost” 26,000lbs of fuel.
A discrepancy between fuel calculations means the aircraft has far less fuel on board than predicted and is reliant on tail winds to make it safely back to the US start point in Salina, Kansas.
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Fossett, 60, took off on Monday evening with 18,000lbs on board and after 37 hours of flight has just 5,500lbs left in his tanks.
SALINA, Kan. - Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett was again flying over U.S. soil, completing a long crossing of the Pacific Ocean early Thursday morning as he headed for the finish of his nonstop around-the-world solo flight.
"I'm really starting to perk up, now realizing that I'm getting close to the end," Fossett said.
Fossett returned to U.S. airspace shortly before 8 a.m. CST, and cruised over Los Angeles about 61 hours after leaving from Salina on his record-setting attempt. If Fossett makes it back to the central Kansas town, and he's expected at around 2:20 p.m. EST, he'll become the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone without stopping or refueling.
Almost Home