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MackSolo Team Update: D-DAY -1
TOMORROW IS THE DAY that Mack will be taking off from #Sofia, #Bulgaria, home of his sponsor ICDSoft, on his attempt to fly solo around the world 🛫 🌍!

After Zara’s plane appeared around the world with a huge “ICDSoft” sticker on the fuselage, the same logo will now accompany Mack in h...

MackSolo Team Update: D-DAY -2
Only 2 days left before Mack’s departure 🛫 🌍 . The last preparations are in full swing. Between the packing, paperwork and a million other things, he and some of the team have now arrived in #Sofia, #Bulgaria where we were kindly met and hosted by Dimitar Dimitrov, owner of ICDSoft.

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MackSolo Team Update: D-DAY -5
We can safely say the countdown to Mack’s departure for his solo flight around the world 🛫 🌍 has officially started and final preparations are in full swing! 💪 Next Tuesday, 22nd of March, Mack will take off from #Sofia, #Bulgaria, home of his sponsor, ICDSoft.

Mack just spent an ent...

MackSolo Team Update:
Formation flight under stunning blue Slovakian skies yesterday☀️. Look at that shape! 🦈 ✈️!

It was also time for the very exciting unboxing📦 of the immersion suit 💪. This is an invaluable piece of kit to fly over long icy water-legs such as those near the Bering Straits or the Trans-Atlanti...

MackSolo Team Update:
Preparations for Mack’s departure for his solo flight around the world 🌍 are in full swing! Surprisingly, it does seems🧵 is also part of the process…

Flight badges: A more complex process than one might expect 😅🤣.

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MackSolo Team:
On International Women's day 👩‍🦰, like Zara (Mack's sister) we would like to highlight Rao Gitanjali, scientist and inventor making a difference to the world at 15 👱‍♀️!

Youngsters make a difference!!! And Mack hopes to find, meet and interview a few of them during his solo flight around the world 🌍...

MackSolo Team Update:
And here it is, Mack's live interview 🎤 with Flyer.

Mack Rutherford, just like his sister Zara, is an extremely passionate and experienced pilot👮‍♂️. He has literally grown up in and around airplanes and is planning a solo flight around the world. If he succeeds in his attempt he would be bre...

MackSolo Team Update:
Tonight Mack will be talking to Flyer at 19:30 GMT time on the Youtube Flyer Livestream.

#MackSolo #aviation #RTW #aroundtheworld

MackSolo Team Update:
This was Mack's live interview with BBC 5 📻. He is admitting to feeling excited but also having some nerves... 🤩😬

Mack is also describing how he is trying to make the destinations on his route as safe as possible and the amazing feeling of freedom whilst flying ✈️🦈.

His hope is that this epic...

MackSolo Team Update: D-day minus 23

After helping to ferry Zara's Sharkie last Saturday, Mack left ? Wevelgem airport (#Belgium) again yesterday with his very own OY-Shark, direction Senica (#Slovakia). Time for final checks and training.

As some of the aviation fans realised, things did not entirely go to plan ?...