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Pilot to fly upside down across Australia for charity

Xinhua, August 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

An Australian acrobatic pilot is aiming to break the Guinness World of Record for the furthest distance of flying upside down in 24 hours and longest time flying inverted during the coast-to-coast trip.

Chief Red Baron pilot Joel Haski said the charity flight from Perth to Sydney will be close to 4,000 km and will take 15 hours in which he plans to break it down into three-hour legs.

The 43-year-old pilot told the Australian Associated Press on Tuesday that he is aiming to do the trip at the end of 2017, but will confirm the date once a major sponsor for the event steps in.

Haski has previously flown upside down for 25 minutes.

"By no means will it be easy, I want something that will be really hard and if I do achieve it, it will be hard-earned and worthwhile," he said.

Haski plans to raise money for Wings for Kids, an Australian charity that provides flying experiences to children with illnesses and disabilities. Enditem