Mission Progress To Date:

The flight plan for today called for a trip up the western coast of Canada and on to Anchorage, Alaska. The crew ran into very severe weather that included high winds, rain, and thunderstorms. Flying in these conditions kept the crew too busy to send a lot of messages. Flying around the most severe weather they continued northward, but were unable to reach Anchorage by dark. Instead of trying to fly over high mountains at night, in bad weather, they chose instead to stop for the night and take shelter at Seward, Alaska. So far the crew has flown 13,256 nautical miles (over two thirds of the way!) with 7,292 nautical miles to go.

Messages From The Crew(updated 8-25-96):

From the Bell 430 N430Q
Around-the-World '96 Speed Record Flight
In-Flight Report - August 25, 1996 - Day 9, Number1
Took off from Seattle at 07:30 AM PDST. The weather is spectacular. My friend Dennis Burns on board, and amazingly John Williams is still awake. The Bell 430 is terrific! Our ground speed is 146 kts. ETA Point Hardy at 9:15 AM PDST.
We worked out preclearance of customs with Canadian officials via Can-pass. Thanks for the weather faxes. Sandra (she is wonderful!) will be in the office or available by phone at Austin Jet. More later. All is well. Glad you are there. Regards, Ron, John, Dennis

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