Travis Ludlow

[6] He obtained his private pilot licence at age 16 whilst preparing for his Advanced Level qualifications at Great Marlow School in Buckinghamshire.

[5] Ludlow aimed to break the record for the youngest person to fly unaccompanied around the world, which was at the time held by American Mason Andrews.

[8] In addition, his flight route was changed to avoid virus hotspots such as South America in exchange for more stops in the United States to make up for lost distance.

[5] Ludlow landed in Texas for a couple of days to get his second COVID-19 vaccine and in Monroe, Louisiana, to meet previous record-holder, Mason Andrews.

[6] On 1 July 2021, he landed in New York and flew a circle around the Statue of Liberty before flying to Canada where he made stops at Montreal and Saguenay.

[9] When Travis flew from County Donegal in Ireland to Gibraltar on 9 July 2021, his trip's total flight distance exceeded that of the Earth's circumference at the Equator.