HOME SWEET HOME - MISSION COMPLETE!

We are all back home after circumnavigating the world in our airplanes and completing Air Journey's inaugural Australia and Beyond - flying westbound on our Around the World Journey with an emphasis on Australia.

After 62 days, 21 countries and 36 destinations, we are home from an amazing flying adventure that was one for the books. We've made incredible life long friends, incomparable memories and shared exciting flying experiences.

Welcome home to all of the adventurers - you've done what many pilots only dream of completing -  you have flown your airplane around the world - mission accomplished! You are all officially earthrounders.




North Carolina


back in Canada in time for some leaf peeping



back in the hangar


We've done it!



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