Carlo Schmid (Swiss pilot)

Stops of Carlo Schmid's flight

Carlo Schmid is a Swiss pilot.[1]

In 2012 he became the youngest solo pilot to fly around the world at the age of 22, breaking the previous record held by Barrington Irving.[1] The 110-hour[1] flight of his Cessna 210[1] lasted 80 days from July 11 to September 29, 2012.[2] The flight concluded with a landing at Dübendorf Air Base, accompanied by the PC-7 Team of the Swiss Air Force.[2]

In 2014, Schmid's record was broken by 19-year-old Matt Guthmiller[3] and in 2022 by 17-year old British-Belgian pilot Mack Rutherford.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Solo pilot who made stopover in Oman breaks world record". Muscat Daily. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Emotionaler Empfang für jüngsten Weltumflieger". NZZ (in German). September 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "MIT student finishes record flight around the world - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. ^ Cassidy, Amy (2022-08-24). "Teenage pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around the globe". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
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