Carlo Schmid (Swiss pilot)
Carlo Schmid is a Swiss pilot.[1]
In 2012 he became the youngest solo pilot to fly around the world at the age of 22, breaking the previous record held by Barrington Irving.[1] The 110-hour[1] flight of his Cessna 210[1] lasted 80 days from July 11 to September 29, 2012.[2] The flight concluded with a landing at Dübendorf Air Base, accompanied by the PC-7 Team of the Swiss Air Force.[2]
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References
- ^ a b c d "Solo pilot who made stopover in Oman breaks world record". Muscat Daily. October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "Emotionaler Empfang für jüngsten Weltumflieger". NZZ (in German). September 29, 2012.
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