Have to agree about the news papers. There are only a few real ones
left and they have serious weaknesses.
It was an amazing feat. I have been up about 30 hours a couple of times
in my youth and I certainly was not myself. I doubt I could have driven
safely around the block.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Mar 5, 2005, at 10:48 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Thanks Winsor. I enjoyed that, although I don't normally have much
> good to say about newspapers in the US (shades of a thousand-page Tampa
> Tribune with pretty well news-free content). The photo of Steve Fosset
> shaking hands with Richard Branson while still in his tiny cockpit is a
> good one. The light is lovely, considering that it was allegedly taken
> in the early afternoon, when he landed. But enough about photos: what
> a feat! To fly a strange aircraft for 67 hours with the minimum of
> sleep (20 minutes apparently) is pretty amazing! But then Mr Fosset
> seems to be a pretty impressive sort of chap ...
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