The Polish Pipistrel of Krzysztof and Agnieszka JURKIEWICZ landed about 15 minutes before the end of the task window so all eyes were searching for the Virus of Hungarians Kristian DOLHAI and Lajos SZONYEGI. Then... with two minutes to go...
Engine on, a perfect deck landing and stopping in plenty of time. Probably 4 minutes short of the maximum 6 hours.
They started their descent and still had 4 litres left! Earlier in the flight they tried to re-start the engine and it was reluctant - cold, no choke and a small battery meant they sweated a bit before it sprang into life so they chose to descend engine on, eventually landing with 2 litres of fuel.
Krisztian thinks they flew for well over 4 hours engine off. His summary of the flight? He got out of the plane, posed for the photo and then ran off, saying "I need a pee".
That's it. Flying over. A party tonight and then the scores will be made official some time in the morning before the medal ceremony at 1700 tomorrow. See you then!
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