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AMELIA EARHART COMPLETES AROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT IN A PILATUS PC-12 NG

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July 20, 2014

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Namesake of the famous aviatrix circumnavigates theglobe to become
the youngest female to fly around the world in a single engine aircraft.
Landing at Oakland International Airport, Amelia Rose Earhart returned to
her flight origin and “closed the flight plan” of the original Amelia Mary
Earhart. In doing so, Amelia Rose Earhart becomes the youngest woman
to fly around the world in a single-engine aircraft, and draws attention to
her foundation to fund flight scholarships for young women interested in
pursuing a career in aviation.
While not a direct relation to Amelia Mary Earhart
of 1937 fame, AmeliaRose Earhart was inspired by her namesake to set big goals to achieve in
life.
Ms. Earhart has been a pilot since 2010 and workedas a professional
newscaster in the Los Angeles and Denver metropolitan areas. This
particular flight was first considered while she was still in high school.
After more than a decade of dreaming and several years of actual
planning, Amelia finally make the flight a reality.
Earhart, along with co-pilot Shane Jordan, selected
the Pilatus PC-12 NGas their aircraft of choice for this arduous journey. Earhart stated, “The
PC-12 NG was the perfect aircraft in which to complete this flight. Its
renown reliability and performance removed much ofthe inherent risk
associated with a flight of this nature. And, its large cabin gave us plenty
of room to stretch out and stay alert on the very long flight legs. I am
delighted to report that the aircraft performed flawlessly throughout our
entire 16-day journey. Over the total 24,300 miles,
we did not incur asingle issue to interrupt our flight plan.”
Earhart’s flight plan endeavored to stay as close as possible to the
original 1937 Earhart flight as current geo-political conditions would
allow. In order to accomplish the long over-water legs of Amelia’s flight,
the aircraft was fitted with a 200-gallon auxiliary
fuel tank, which extended the PC-12 NG’s standard range of 1,830 nm
to over 2,500 nm with comfortable reserves.
While over-flying Howland Island, the last known position of Amelia Mary
Earhart’s infamous flight, Amelia awarded 10 flight
scholarships to young women across the United States through the Fly With
Amelia Foundation.
Amelia’s complete flight could be tracked in real-time on the website
www.ameliaearhartproject.com.
Ms. Earhart also employed social media

throughout the trip, even in the air, to keep her fans and followers
posted on her experiences. At the conclusion of the flight, Ms. Earhart
had attracted more than 30,000 Twitter® followers and nearly as many
on Facebook®and Instagram®.
A joint press conference and celebration with Amelia Rose Earhart, her
major flight sponsors, and the actual PC-12 NG flown on her journey willtake place at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsinon
Monday, July 28th
at 10:00 a.m. at the Pilatus exhibit.

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