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Mack Rutherford touched down at Buzet Airstrip near the city of Charleroi, where he originally learned to fly. He’s due to land in Bulgaria on Wednesday. His aim: to displace Travis Ludlow of Britain, who was 18 when he set the record in 2021.
A Belgian-British teenage pilot is set to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane, months after his sister set her own record.
A Belgian-British teenage pilot is set to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane, months after his sister set her own record.
A Belgian-British teenager was on track Tuesday to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane as he landed in southern Belgium.
If all goes as planned, Mack Rutherford will soon become the youngest person to fly solo around the world. But first, a stop-over in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and a nod to the search and rescue team that saved his father's life.