Nagpur: It is a flight of dreams. Dreams, of two private pilots, and possibly of millions of others too. The flight across the Pacific, from London to Sydney, which Andy Hardy, a 50-year-old Australian businessman living in England, and Sam Kidd, a 24 year old British sales professional, have begun will not only be a journey of a lifetime for the duo but will also help raise a considerable amount for Oxfam, a globally known aid and development charity.
"Otherwise, we would be just two rich guys, flying from London to Sydney," Hardy said. The idea took root in his mind during the flights he took to his homeland. "I would think, 'one day I will do that myself'. And it was due to prodding by one of my friends, I finally decided to undertake this journey," he added.
Though the journey began from London, the duo officially kick-started the trip from Odense, Denmark, on September 29 as they had shifted the aircraft, a 1966 Piper Cherokee, from London to Denmark before summer. Before reaching Nagpur for resting and refuelling break, Herd and Kidd made similar halts at places like Corfu in Greece, Port Said in Egypt, Dubai, Karachi etc.
At Nagpur, the more than 12,500 miles journey is approximately at the halfway mark. The only complaint they have after landing here is about not finding oranges at the city airport.
Read News In full 20/10/13 Aparna Nair/Times of India
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