Category: solo flight

17-Year-Old Pilot Sets Record for Solo Flight Around World

SOFIA, Bulgaria—A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago. Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim…


16-Year-Old Attempting Solo Flight Across the World Lands in Nairobi

A 16-year-old boy, attempting to create a world record by flying solo across the world, landed on Wednesday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Mack Rutherford started his journey, MackSolo, near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on March 23 and is aiming to clinch a Guinness world record currently held by Travis Ludlow. Ludlow was 18 when…