A Morten Sondergaard Adventure

The Smiling Flyer

One plane. Nine friends. 60,000 km around the world.

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Morten Sondergaard
"Because It Can Be Done"

In 2007, serial entrepreneur and global investor Morten Sondergaard had a dream: to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine Pilatus PC-12 with a group of fellow entrepreneurs.

What started as a bold idea became an extraordinary 60,000 km journey through some of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth, spanning four continents over four months.

This is the story of that adventure.

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The Route

Follow Our Path Around the World

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Leg 1: Europe to Asia
Leg 2: Asia to Australia
Leg 3: Pacific Crossing
Leg 4: The Return
From the Journey

Featured Destinations

Highlights from 60,000 km around the world

8 HOURS FLIGHT TO MALDIVES
Leg 1

8 HOURS FLIGHT TO MALDIVES

November 9, 2007
BREAKFAST IN BRAZIL, LUNCH IN CAPO VERDE, DINNER IN MARRAKECH AND NEXT AFTERNOON PALMA!
Leg 4

BREAKFAST IN BRAZIL, LUNCH IN CAPO VERDE, DINNER IN MARRAKECH AND NEXT AFTERNOON PALMA!

February 14, 2008
FROM TONGA TO RAROTONGA
Leg 3

FROM TONGA TO RAROTONGA

January 18, 2008
KUDA HURAA – THAT’S THE WAY WE LIKE IT
Leg 1

KUDA HURAA – THAT’S THE WAY WE LIKE IT

November 9, 2007
A DAY IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Leg 4

A DAY IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE

January 31, 2008
G-ZUMO TAKING OFF IN CAIRNS
Leg 2

G-ZUMO TAKING OFF IN CAIRNS

November 30, 2007
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Our Trusted Companion

Pilatus PC-12 G-ZUMO

The aircraft that carried us 60,000 km around the globe

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Passengers
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km/h Cruise Speed
8,534
Meters Altitude
2,778
km Range
Doing Dreams - The Book
The Book

Doing Dreams

"I may never have the midlife crisis everybody seems to be talking about. And if I get to avoid it, I am almost certain it will be due to the fact that I chose to live this one dream at exactly the right time."

Written by Morten Sondergaard with photography by Tom Solo, "Doing Dreams" captures the spirit, the challenges, and the breathtaking beauty of the SmilingFlyer journey around the world.

Author Morten Sondergaard
Photography Tom Solo
Published 2009, First Edition
Status Limited Edition Print
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