At last Norman Surplus is back in the air. After a frustrating wait of 10 months, he has restarted his attempt to fly round the world in an autogyro. He has set off from the Phillipines and is on his way north via Japan and Russia to the Bering Straights, then the USA, Canada, Greenland, Iceland and then back home to Northern Ireland. Here's the story so far:
Back on 22nd March 2010, Norman Surplus started his record-breaking flight around the world in an autogyro. He took off from Larne in Northern Ireland with the plan to fly 27,000 miles through 26 countries. The autogyro has an open cockpit, so it is a bit like flying a motorbike. He can only fly during the day, which means that every night he has to find a landing strip, a bed for himself and 'Roxy' his autogyro, a hearty meal and fuel for the next flight. Six weeks into his adventure, disaster struck. During take-off from a small airstrip at Nong Prue in Thailand, Norman and his gyro fell out of the sky. Thankfully Norman wasn't hurt but his trusty Roxy ended up in a bad way. It took a while but repairs to the aircraft were eventually completed and a very relieved Norman set off once again on his journey. He reached the Philippines before red tape and bad weather called a halt on his progress for 2020. He spent the winter in Larne but in Spring 2011, he headed back to the Far East to restart his flight from where he left off.
His chosen charity has to be Bowel Cancer UK as Norman had this type of cancer eight years ago. He has come out the other side and has set out on this mammoth expedition to prove that there's life after a serious illness such as cancer. He is hoping to raise as much money as possible for people who are now in the same situation as he was in 2003.
When his adventure resumes, you be able to follow his progress using the TRACK link on his website: http://www.gyroxgoesglobal.com/ .
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