KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 – Malaysian pilot Captain James Anthony Tan will embark on a 50-day expedition known as 1Malaysia Around The World (1RTW) using a single engine aircraft, kicking off from Langkawi on Tuesday. Tan, 21, will be flying 22,000 nautical miles to 20 countries, including Asean countries, Russia, United States, Canada, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Italy, France and United Kingdom.
Born with dyslexia and awarded “The Youngest Malaysian to fly a Single Engine Piston Aircraft in an Expedition” by the Malaysia Book of Records in 2012, Tan told reporters today that he hoped his efforts would leave a legacy to others, especially the youth, to be daring to do the impossible.
This will provide an opportunity to the nation’s youths for a better future in becoming leaders, he said. The 1RTW expedition, jointly organised by Young Pilots Association Malaysia, Malaysia Felda Youth Council and 1M4U, if successful will be recorded in the World Guinness Book of Records as “The Youngest Pilot in Malaysia and South East Asia To Have Flown Around the World.”
The solo flight is expected to be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA).
BERNAMA
