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Around the World In 14 Days

Posted by timothy on from the fortnight-aloft dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Adventurer Steve Fossett succeeded Tuesday on his sixth try to pilot a balloon solo around the world, crossing the meridian where he started his historic journey June 19, his ground crew at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, announced. Here is the official site, while there's also several other articles, including this one."

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  1. Here are the "official rules" by Lev13than · · Score: 5, Informative

    It appears that the rules for balloon flights are established by The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI):

    http://www.fai.org/ballooning/rtw2-98.asp

    There's lots of interesting info on their website at http://www.fai.org/

    It's a good read, if for no other reason than gaining the ability to drop "homologation" into your next conversation.

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