New year is coming, and the departure day is approaching. When preparing such a flight, there is always something to do, and something missing. So, there is always a lot of work pending. As I am going now for the northern hemisphere, I had planRead more

HF system is fully set. Finally I have been able to deploy and test the equipment, actually an Icom 706, the same radio I have been using in my year 2001´s flight. Now, the antenna is much longer and I have been able to receive cleary from theRead more

I have just edited a new video, this time for a presentation introduction at a SGE conference. This video explains in seven minutes, the story of the aircrafts I have built, the flights round the world and this beautiful project that is Skypolaris. Read more

The rear fuel tank has been installed and hooked into the system. It was not a piece of cake and it took many hours to do it. Now it is strapped and the  emergency valve working through the fuselage. It was tough to take the decision to open ÂRead more

So I do, I try to do. Last November the 17th, a meeting was held at the Polar Committee. The Technical Secretary Mr.Catalan stated that he would request then a clearance from the members to start ¨studying¨ the project (something that nobody undRead more