During 440 flights, 110,092 NM, and 462 hours I visited all 197 countries in the world. Plus, I visited three base “locations” on Antarctica.
I chose a TBM 930 for its ability to fly high and fast plus low and slow. Once I borrowed a Cub Crafters to take a few-mile hop to water land and taxi into a Monaco harbor, a country with no airports, straight roads or empty land to land.
While heading to each country, I tried to do a little research on the country. I was surprised how many countries I had never heard of. Often I took circuitous routes to see POIs, both MSFS improved or not.
Of course I know political and legal issues would not allow or hinder some of my travel. And the liberties I took with unlimited fuel, making clear and light skies to see the world made it a lot easier.
Bottom line, it was a wonderful trip even though I never left my home.
Very interested in seeing your route. Where did you start and what route did you take? Did you fly true to time and date, or did you adjust to have more daylight?
I’m doing similar. Trying to land in every capital. Currently in Thailand (started in the UK). I’m using OnAir as an added dimension and have used various aircraft and a few interesting diversions. I run alongside Bushtalk Radio which is great to get local info and landmarks.
My (free) flight planner will generate a tour that visits all countries. It will also generate a plan (for any country) that flies over the capital from the nearest airport, and then back to that airport.
The Vatican was one of the most interesting. I found no land sufficient to land so I landed on the street approaching St. Peter Square and taxied into the Square. So you might say I drove to the Vatican.
I had a map that I was accurately tracking each flight but I unfortunately lost the specific website address with a computer crash about 3/4 on the way into the trip so I gave that up rather than starting all the work again.
Basically, I took the against the wind route: US to Caribbean, South America, Antarctica, South America, Central America, North America, Russia, Eastern and SE Asia, Pacific island nations, Australia and New Zealand, the rest of Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and back to the US via the north Atlantic.
I decided my objective was to see more of the world so I adjusted time and weather for viewing. When crossing vast water or desert miles, I let time and weather stay live. I’ll admit that some multi-hour water crossings were when I would do my real life house and yard chores.
Nice one a great experience
My round the world trip was a lot longer
Started Bahamas upto florida zig zaged up florida all the way up the east coast then across at the Canadian border to the west coast of USA down to the Mexican border whilst going round California Baja back east across to florida then to the Bahamas, north America done.
Went from northern Caribbean island’s down to Trinidad and Tobago calling at many of them island’s, from Trinidad and Tobago jetted across to Venezuela.
You get the drift, did the continents in this order going around there respective borders either round its border or coast.
North America
Central, South America
Africa
Asia
Russia
Australia
Alaska
Canada ( just north west to south then headed west up north didnt head east)
Europe
UK
Well over 800 hrs doing maybe an average of 40 minute flights.
Loved it my 2 favorite place’s Guatemala city and the ultimate for me was Queenstown in New Zealand.
Depending on the sources that I could find, I only got 197 ± a couple countries depending on various definitions. You indicate about 244. What did you use as your criteria.
