Episode 122 • • 9:07 - 12:05
122: Sebelius Double Speak
Transatlantic Aircraft Ferry Flight, Tony the Pilot
A 70-year-old ferry pilot named Tony completed his 550th transatlantic crossing, delivering a Cessna 182 from London to Oakland. The six-day journey included a repair stop in Vermont for a broken vacuum pump and a high-altitude leg over the Rockies at 16,000 feet without supplemental oxygen. The aircraft is a retractable-gear model with long-range tanks capable of seven-hour flights.