Carlo Schmid (Swiss pilot)

Carlo Schmid is a Swiss pilot.[1]

Stops of Carlo Schmid's flight

In 2012 he became the youngest solo pilot to fly around the world at the age of 22, breaking the previous record held by Barrington Irving.[1] The 110-hour[1] flight of his Cessna 210[1] lasted 80 days from July 11 to September 29, 2012.[2] The flight concluded with a landing at Dübendorf Air Base, accompanied by the PC-7 Team of the Swiss Air Force.[2]

In 2014, Schmid's record was broken by 19-year-old Matt Guthmiller[3] and in 2022 by 17-year old British-Belgian pilot Mack Rutherford.[4]

Notes

    References
    1. "Solo pilot who made stopover in Oman breaks world record". Muscat Daily. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
    2. "Emotionaler Empfang für jüngsten Weltumflieger". NZZ (in German). September 29, 2012.
    3. "MIT student finishes record flight around the world - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    4. Cassidy, Amy (2022-08-24). "Teenage pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around the globe". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-25.


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