I'm feeling good, healthy, but with the usual concern, |
I'm hopeful that this is all going to work out, |
I'm not confident of success because of what I'm trying to do ... We calculate that I will be able to complete the flight and have a success, but it will be very close. |
If he won, it would have been a $3 million prize, which he was going to contribute to his charities. |
If I have engine trouble, there will be no trouble with gliding, |
In the middle of the night we decided it was a hopeless situation, |
In the middle of the night we decided it was a hopeless situation, ... We decided to fly as close as we could to Hawaii to make it an easy rescue. |
It was a frustrating summer for me, |
It was a scary time, and I had my parachute on and I was prepared to bail out in case a wing broke. |
It will be very close. I'm stretching the limits of the airplane. |
It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. |
Mountain climbing was my original sport ... and I've never tired from the satisfaction of getting to the top of a mountain. |
one of the most difficult flights ever. |
So far there have been few problems. A broken winch was readily repaired by the crew, as was a batten problem in the mainsail. Sailing winds have been excellent and at one point we were flying a hull, |
So far there have been few problems. A broken winch was readily repaired by the crew, as was a batten problem in the mainsail. Sailing winds have been excellent and at one point we were flying a hull. |