Around the world in 97 days.

PositionAVIATION - Brief article

Barrington Irving, 23, has become the youngest solo pilot to fly around the world in a single-engine plane, Irving, a senior majoring in aeronautical science at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens, is also the first black pilot to accomplish this feat. He named his Columbia 400 plane Inspiration "because that's what I hope to be for younger people." His 97-day journey began on March 23 and ended on June 27--150 hours of...

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