Tue, Feb 17, 2004
Adventurer Is One Step Closer To South Pole
If all goes well, Dr.
Gus McLeod will have crossed the South Pole by the time you've
finish reading this issue of Propwash. The Maryland-based pilot is
trying to make history by becoming the first person ever to fly
around the world (over both poles) in a single engine.
According to spokesman Josh Brooks, Gus McLeod crossed Drake
Passage and safely touched down Saturday afternoon at Argentina's
Mirambio base. Brooks says he has not had voice contact with
McLeod, but believes the pilot is probably checking for the kind of
ice build-up which forced him to fly back to South America after
arriving in Antarctica last week. If all went well, McLeod flew
over the South Pole and is returning to Argentina to continue his
trek north within the next fe days. He left College Park Airfield
January 21st.
After being forced to return back to Argentina in his first
attempt to reach the South Pole, McLeod consulted with his team of
engineers, meteorologists, mechanics, and educators before deciding
to make one more polar attempt. On Sunday, the support
team felt Mother Nature would provide McLeod a reasonably
good window of opportunity (possibly the final one of the
season).
Icing problems out of the way, McLeod feels he can
successfully complete the 28 hour round-trip flight from Ushuaia,
Argentina at the tip of South America to the South Pole and back.
When he returns to Ushuaia, the tired aviator plans to
rest up for a couple of days before heading out across the Pacific
Ocean.
ANN will keep you abreast of McLeod's progress as we gather the
information
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