"We arrived at the farm to find the house almost completely surrounded by water. A narrow path allowed us to get to the unlocked back door and we heard faint crying. We entered the house and found the man, who for several days, was wedged between the bath tub and the stool. He was barely alive. The basement was full of flood waters, and it was apparent that in a couple of hours the first floor would be under water."
Q. Would you tell our readers about your mission to end polio?
A. On July 31, 2023, John Ockenfels and I completed the historic Around The World: Flight To End Polio, in a single engine, piston driven airplane. This has been achieved by only 702 pilots in aviation history.
The 2023 flight was a 90-day flight that included 37 landings in 19 countries, covering a distance of 30,000 miles. Since our return, John and I have made more than 150 presentations worldwide about our flight. The flight raised well over $2 million dollars for the Rotary Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Currently, along with my fellow pilot Ed Galkin, I am on a new world record-setting flight that departed on August 30.
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