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LOOP News 1 DEC 06: POLE-TO-POLE IS ONAs we went to press, the pair were due to take-off in their Bell 407 helicopter from Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Dallas, USA, on Tuesday 5 December. They will travel for 169 days, visit 34 countries and cover 36,206 nautical miles and hope to complete the record by May 2007. The pair's last attempt was in 2003 when on 20 December, 58 days into their journey and two days after reaching the South Pole, they crashed in white-out conditions on the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica. (See Plane Crazy p60). Jennifer told LOOP, "We've always said we'll have another go, and that's exactly what we're going to do - we've got unfinished business. "This time we're very confident going into Polar conditions. We will not fly unless there is a considerable amount of blue sky." The driving force behind the re-attempt is microlight and helicopter pilot, Colin Bodill. Colin is no stranger to adventurous flying and started hang gliding in 1975. He became the Microlight World Champion in 1995, set a world speed record from London to Sydney in 1998 and in 2000 became the first person to circumnavigate the globe solo in a weight-shift microlight. Colin explained his thirst for adventure,"It's the challenge and excitement that makes me keep coming back. But also the fact I love flying. I'm never happier than when I'm up in the air. And on a trip around the world you get to see some amazing places - sights that are even better when you're hundreds of feet up." The pair will also be working with the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) to talk to children in 30 schools along the route. This 'Educational Passport to the Poles' project aims to encourage children from around the world to work together and better understand the Earth's changing environments. LOOP will be featuring a monthly update from the pair each month but you can also watch the pilots' journey around the world at www.polarfirst.com. |                      | ||||||
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