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   Welcome to our website. You are invited to join Bill and me on a Great Adventure. My name is Dick Sollner , a retired Eastern Airlines Captain and Twin Comanche owner. My name is Dick Sollner, a retired Eastern Airlines Captain and Twin Comanche owner. My Co-Captain Bill Moore and I are going to fly around the world, Why? Because it's there and we want to. Let's do it!!
   As you will see from my bio, in addition to my aviation interests I am also a Rotarian. As a Flying Rotarian I am very enthusiastic about the Fellowship Programs offered to Rotary members. Pilots, yachtsmen, golfers, stamp collectors, geneologists and fifty other categories available. Unfortunately, members are few, but those who are abound with enthusiasm. It's Rotary's best kept secret. To give our flight a purpose I'm going to let the secret out. Our mission is being called " Flight for Fellowship" Any one or group who would like to hear about it just ask me. 'Nuff said.
   A flight like this requires a lot of preparation. Upgraded instrument panel with new navigation and communication systems, new tires with extra plies to handle the extra fuel weight, FAA permits for overweight operation (our biggest challenge), locating a 145 gallon cabin fuel tank (San Diego), navigation charts and approach plates, insurance, survival equipment, thorough aircraft inspection, engaging a flight planner to obtain visas, overflight and landing permits, fuel availability and ground handling, plus other incidentals.
   Our plan is to fly one day, and two days off. This will allow time for rest and sightseeing, more importantly catch-up time if we should be delayed by weather or a mechanical problem.

As you will see from our itinerary we are going to some interesting places. Our Webmaster Manny Higazi, has created this website so that you can follow our Adventure. Manny, a technical engineer, will be our connection with Home. He will be updating our site every three days with reports and photos that we provide via internet. The "Our Notepad" and "Photos" will be our reporting areas.

               Other reporting areas:

"Home" will bring you back to this page
"Pilot's Bio you guessed it
"Our Plane" you got that one too
"What's New" Manny will post notes on site changes
"Our Notepad" notes that we might share with you during our adventure
"Photos" photos that we made available for you to enjoy and share the sights with you
"Links" Aviation and Rotary related connections
"Contact Us" please do, but don't expect an answer until our return
"Guestbook" please let us know who you are

                       And finally  
                                                              
    We will be departing early mornings, arriving afternoons or early evenings.

Fri May 17

2066

12:49

N40-57AZ

Tucson, AZ

Mon May 20

349

2:09

57AZ-KSEE

El Cajon, CA

Wed May 22

449

2:47

KSEE-KOAK

Oakland, CA

Sun May 26

2328

13:03

KOAK-PHTO

Hilo, Hawaii

Wed May 29

2421

13:08

PHTO- PKMJ

Majuro, Marshall Is.

Sat June 1

897

4:52

PKMJ-PTPN

Ponape, Caroline, Is.

Tues June 4

1624

9:05

PTPN-PTRO

Koror, Palau

Fri June 7

1359

7:52

PTRO-WBSB

Sultanate of Brunei

Mon June 10

1163

6:44

WBSB-VTSP

Phuket, Thailand

Thurs June 13

1866

11:35

VTSP-VABB

Mumbai (Bombay), India

Sun June 16

1501

9:18

VABB-OBBI

Bahrain

Wed June 19

1631

10:07

OBBI-LGIR

Iraklion, Crete

Sat June 22

1316

8:10

LGIR-LEBL

Barcelona, Spain

Tues June 25

1448

9:13

LEBL-LPAZ

Santa Maria, Azores

Fri June 28

1581

11:26

LPAZ-CYYT

St. John's, Newfoundland

Mon July 1

1220

7:34

CYYT-KABE

Allentown, PA

Mon July 1

25

:15

KABE-N40

Sky Manor Airport

 

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