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.”