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Cirrus World Tour Depart Apalachicola Sunday, October 29th, Captain John Bone will fly west 23,382 miles, making 15 stops, visit 11 countries in 4 to 6 weeks.

LOCAL PILOT ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR AN “AROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT”

Long time Franklin county resident John R Bone who is a pilot and flight instructor at Forgotten Coast Flyers located at the Apalachicola Regional-Cleve Randolph Field has announced plans to fly his single engine Cirrus SR22 solo around the world. Departing from Apalachicola on Sunday, October 29th, Captain Bone will fly westward for 23

,382 miles, making 15 stops, visiting 11 countries and returning to Apalachicola in 4 to 6 weeks. The longest leg will be from Merced, California to Maui, Hawaii which takes over 14 hours. Additional fuel tanks will be installed in California to extend the range of the aircraft. Captain Bone will be flying as a member of the National Aeronautics Association of Washington, DC and the flight will be conducted in accordance with the sporting requirements set forth by the Federation Aeronautique International of Lausanne, Switzerland for solo circumnavigations. Captain Bone is also a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the National Association of Flight Instructors, the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association and the Airline Pilots Association He flew for Delta Airlines for 37 years and retired in Jan. 2016. The flight can be followed on the website: www.forgottencoastflyers.com.

07/13/2023

Long Island Young Aviators Club is in need of a flight simulator. The Gliem Virt… John Bone needs your support for Long Island Young Aviators Club Simulator

07/05/2022

Track N140BV flight from Reykjavik

07/03/2022

An intrepid Apalachicola pilot who has twice circumnavigated the globe has added a third feather in his pilot’s cap - aiding the rescue of refugees from Ukraine. John Bone left Friday to …

John will be in the air again on next leg of his trip to help Ukraine, around 9:40am.
07/02/2022

John will be in the air again on next leg of his trip to help Ukraine, around 9:40am.

Track N140BV flight from North Bay/Jack Garland (North Bay) to Iqaluit

Here's a link where you can go to find ways to help. May be just donations. https://www.ukraine-air-rescue.de/en
06/30/2022

Here's a link where you can go to find ways to help. May be just donations. https://www.ukraine-air-rescue.de/en

VFR fuel will be taken over depending on current donation levels and individual agreement. The aim is to load the machines with medicine and hygiene articles. The cargo is often handed over to aid organizations and those in need at the border.

08/11/2021

Over the Diomead Islands in the Bering Straits Aug 4, 2021 Big Diomead in Russia, Little Diomead in the US. Distance between them is 2.6 miles, time zone difference of 20 hours. Today it was Wednesday in Big Diomead and Tuesday in Little Diomead. Navigating Kamchatka Aug 4, 2021 A few great pictures...

Overflying the Hudson Straits from Thunder Bay to Iqaluit.
07/01/2021

Overflying the Hudson Straits from Thunder Bay to Iqaluit.

06/23/2021
11/23/2019

This video is about My Movie 1

06/26/2019

Three decades after the melting of the “Ice Curtain” that separated Alaska and Russia during the Cold War, a group of Alaska aviators is trying to shore up relationships across the Bering Strait. A convoy of six private airplanes with 11 pilots and passengers was gathered in Nome for a brief tri...

06/25/2019

Bad weather!
Weather no go to Siberia for a week. Headed to Seldovia to a cool ”Spruce” cabin till weather breaks

06/17/2019

This afternoon John & Sherry will be flying on 3rd leg of 8.
Next stop Saskatoon, Canada.
Last stop Siberia!

06/15/2019

John, Sherry, & two dogs are off -
Apalachicola FL to Provideniya Russia in
Cirrus N140BV...
Our Franklin County good will ambassadors to Siberia!

Cocked, loaded and ready for the next mission.
07/31/2018

Cocked, loaded and ready for the next mission.

05/23/2018

A once thriving career path has seen better days. There was a day when young men used to flock to flight schools to learn how to pilot. Something those in the industry have seen a huge decline in over the years.

05/11/2018

Come....
May 14, 2018
Tyler, Texas, USA

Come....May 14, 2018Tyler, Texas, USA
04/24/2018

Come....
May 14, 2018
Tyler, Texas, USA

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