South to South - For the Birds [Collector's Edition]
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- Mar 14, 2016
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- corey588
The 1999 South to South Expedition holds the current World Record for the longest ever unsupported Flight by trike. For 8 months in 1999 Olivier Aubert and Mike Blyth covered 43,000 km / 27,000 miles in a flight around the world that goes beyond the imagination. Also known as the Millennium Microlight Adventure, this flight was dubbed the 'last great flying adventure of the 20th century.' _http://www.trike-expeditions.com/SouthToSouth/southtosouth.html Quick Facts: Expedition Start: Started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 27th March 1999 Expedition End: Ended in Cape Town on the 27th November 1999 Duration: 8 months Distance: 43,000 km (27,000 miles) Longest distance over water: 840 km (530 miles) Highest Altitude: 12,000' Hours Flown 450 Countries visited: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatamala, Mexico, United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa. Most dangerous countries: Colombia, Cameroon, Nigeria and Angola. -------------------------------------- ISO DVD - PAL/NTSC format 52 mins