Canadian Adventurers take to the blue skies of Queensland for their first trans Australian leg.

This morning at 5:30am Queensland time, Parajet Expedition pilots, Mark Jennings-Bates and Glenn Deruouin took their pararmotor rigs to the skies in the start of their epic trans Australian flight aimed at setting a new world record.
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Feb. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- February 8 2012

Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Everything went well for the “Flight4Life” team as they left a small airfield in Woodstock near Townsville and landed just short of Charters Towers in the north central part of Queensland. As the pilots rest after a sleepless night due to a large thunderstorm dousing their tents and equipment on the eve of their first leg, their team has no respite.

“There is no rest for the ground crew” said Craig Greenwell, the only Australian on the trip, adding “once the pilots have landed we need to refuel the pilots and the machines, charge various equipment, download video and photos and prepare everything for a launch later in the day. I am sure the next 60 days are going to go by pretty quickly”

For now, the pilots are battling headwinds, which historically would be blowing form the north giving them assistance. For the next few days at least, they will be flying into headwinds, towards Cloncurry, before they turn south east for the second leg.

Interestingly, Cloncurry is the site of the first ever Royal Flying Doctor Service base, which happens to be one of the charities the adventurous duo are raising funds for.

To follow along with their progress you can see them in real time with their live tracking located at www.theflight4life.com

The team expects to arrive in Cloncurry by the end of the week before heading south east towards Rockhampton where they hope to arrive early next week.

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