Voyager’s Pilots Get Certification on Historic Flight
Voyager pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager received official certification Thursday of their record-breaking December flight, non-stop around the world without refueling.
The Federation Aeronautique Internationale, which certifies all aviation speed, altitude and distance records, established the distance traveled by the Mojave-based pilots during their nine-day flight last December at 24,987 miles.
In accepting the award in Los Angeles, Rutan, 48, said: “You can only do what you dream about. As long as you are free you can accomplish that.”
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