Zara Rutherford, a 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot, sets a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
, a 19-year-old Belgian British pilot, set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching down her small airplane in western Belgium on Thursday — 155 days after she departed.
The overall record will remain out of Rutherford’s grasp, since Briton Travis Ludlow set that benchmark last year as an 18-year-old. In her trek of more than 28,000 nautical miles, she stopped over in five continents and visited 41 nations.Rutherford’s flight saw her steer clear of wildfires in California, deal with biting cold over Russia and narrowly avoid North Korean airspace. She flew by Visual Flight Rules, basically going on sight only, often slowing down progress when more sophisticated systems could have led her through clouds and fog.
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