Video: Calle Hedberg — The Flying Hobo

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Key Takeaways:

  • Calle Hedberg is undertaking an 8-month, round-the-world flight in his kit-built Ravin 500.
  • Unlike other pilots, he plans to savor the journey rather than rush through it.
  • AVweb's Russ Niles flew with Hedberg in Kelowna, British Columbia, after he completed a float endorsement.
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Many round-the-world pilots are in a hurry to get the trip done, but Calle Hedberg of Capetown, South Africa is taking a different route. He has eight months to do the trip in his kit-built Ravin 500, and he plans to savor every moment. AVweb’s Russ Niles flew with him after he got a float endorsement in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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