FRIENDSHIP FLIGHT LOG
Tony Aliengena, an 11-year-old San Juan Capistrano boy, is piloting a single-engine plane in hope of becoming the youngest person ever to circumnavigate the globe.
Latest Leg
From: Denver
To: Lincoln, Neb.
500 miles
2 hours 50 minutes
Departure time: 10:10 a.m.
Arrival time: 2 p.m.
L ocal Times Next Leg
From: Lincoln, Neb.
To: St. Louis
300 miles
Two hours (est.)
Departure time: 10:30 a.m.
Arrival time: 12:30 p.m.
Local Times Total air time: 9 hours,40 minutes
Total miles flown: 1,700
Total fuel expended: 161 gals.
Highlight
Wednesday’s flight through the midwest was smooth and uneventful, compared with the previous day’s trip over the Rockies to Denver in which lightning struck the chase plan and the wings iced. About 200 children greeted Tony’s entourage in Lincoln, Neb. Wednesday afternoon. Mayor Bill Harris gave the young aviator a key to the city and he was made an honorary Nebraskan.
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