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Floatplane Odyssey

One man's journey around the world

Liberty II Flight Log

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One Floatplane

On December 18, 1990, 53-year-old Tom Casey became the first person to fly solo around the world in a single-engine seaplane, landing only on water. He did it in a single-engine Cessna — named the “Liberty II” — equipped with floats.

Floatplane Odyssey

Written by William T. Coleman

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Relive the historic circumnavigation of the globe by floatplane pilot Tom Casey, nearly 30,000 miles in the making, through major set-backs and diplomatic incidents…

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"He deserves all the accolades that come with flying this historic round-the-world aviation record adventure. Yes, he is as good a pilot as Lindbergh and perhaps even better, since he flew far further and had to land and take off only on water."
Jack L. Hammondmanager Phillips 66 Aviation Sales
"General aviation gained a real hero today, Tom. You have a lot to be proud of and we are most certainly proud of you."
Vice Admiral Donald Engen (Ret.)President and CEO Air Safety Foundations
"All the series of forthcoming adventures, in this general aviation pioneering saga, will become folklore and will certainly be shared with many youngsters aspiring to be aviators."
David KnightFlight Coordinator
"He (Casey) is the greatest goodwill ambassador ever to come to Saudi Arabia."
Phillip GriffinU.S. Consul General, Saudi Arabia
"Mr. Casey has much in common with Lindbergh... each confronted seemingly insurmountable dangers and misfortunes, each persisted and accomplished his dream. The flight of Liberty II will be recorded in aviation history."
Slade GortonU.S. Senator, Washington

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