Flying a Cessna 172 for 65 days nonstop

Awesome story but I’m really disappointed in the lack of photos. Does anyone have any good links?<p>Some fun facts: They refueled twice a day<p>They bathed by using a bottle of water<p>They didn’t sleep well and once overslept and ran on autopilot<p>They refueled from a truck that drove under them. They hoisted a hose up. Their generator died half way through and they had to use a hand pump the rest of the time.<p>It was really boring up there.

I can&#x27;t help but wonder how they went to the bathroom? Did they have a little cassette toilet in the back that they had to dump out every couple days?<p>Having flown a 172 for a couple hours I can&#x27;t imagine wanting to live in one for two months. I&#x27;d go insane.

This line made me smile &quot;There was no way they could cheat and land at another airport to refuel without getting caught. Shortly after takeoff, a guy sitting in an open Ford Thunderbird convertible had painted a white stripe on the landing wheel, and that could never be reached from the cockpit, even with the little platform attached.&quot;

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Seems like blood clots could be an issue since there’s no way to effectively get your blood circulating effectively in such a small space.

I was wondering how they did the re-fueling. It&#x27;s via pickup truck on a straight road near Blythe California twice a day. That would have been a sight to see.

I&#x27;ve always really liked this story.<p>As it mentions at the end of the article you can see the airplane hanging from the ceiling in the Las Vegas airport. There&#x27;s a little mini air museum in there too with a few other aviation related artifacts. If you have a long layover it&#x27;s worth seeing even though it&#x27;s outside security.

Can anyone explain the thinking around the alcohol injection system?

Fantastic story! Looking forward to following the new breed of aviation pioneers and adventures in space!

pics or it didn&#x27;t happen

I wonder what would happen if they flew for more than 90 days putting them in violation FAR 61.57<p>&gt; (1) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, no person may act as a pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers or of an aircraft certificated for more than one pilot flight crewmember unless that person has made at least three takeoffs and three landings within the preceding 90 days

Awesome story, how did they manage the fuel?