Zaradi analize vremenskih podatkov bomo končno odločitev o načrtovanem vzletu sporočili ob 19:00 uri.

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Zaradi hladne fronte, ki se razvija nad Alpami in onemogoča varen prelet, bo Matevž Lenarčič dokončno odločitev o pričetku poleta proti severnemu tečaju sprejel danes popoldne okoli 17.00 ure.

Prosimo vas, da ob 18.00 uri na tem mestu preberete ali jutri vzlet bo ali bo prestavljen.

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  Vabilo na vzlet projekta GreenLight WorldFlight - NORTH POLE  (216 KB)

Getting the fuel in remote  places of the world is always a problem.

Even in Canada, Northwest Territories  and Nunavut there's no exceptions.

Therefore, taking care of this was a priority concern while planning the flight.

Resolute Bay is the first planned landing in Canada  after overflying  the North Pole but there is no Canada   Customs or Avgas available . 

Aziz Kheray – Ozzie, who is personifying this little town due to his engagement in all buissness there, confirmed to me that he found some fuel somewhere, but it is at least 5 years old.

 Although I was advised by everyone  knowing something about Avgas not to use fuel that is so old , it seemed I would have to, as there is no other choice.

But yesterday I was amazed by  almost impossible news that came from Yellowknife: in Resolute there is already one 200 L barrel  of Avgas 100LL waiting for me to be transferred to my Virus plane. The man behind this is again (like at several other flights before) my fellow Slovenian pilot from Yellowknife, Samo Cebul, who also flies at  First Air. He made a visit to Buffalo Joe (owner and president of Buffalo Airways  , well known aroud the world from the TV serial  Ice Pilots NWT– History Chanell http://www.icepilots.com/, http://www.buffaloairways.com/

His company is still flying vintage WW2 planes like DC - 3, C 46 Commando and DC-4 in the Canadian Arctic Buffalo Joe - McBryan, the legendary arctic pilot donated  a barrel  of Avgas for free, which was then flown by First Air http://www.firstair.ca/about/ with their big L382 Hercules to Resolute Bay. One enormous concern less. J

Guys,  a huge thank s to you all!

  Vabilo na novinarsko konferenco  (217 KB)

Date of departure is set for April 19th from Ljubljana Airport LJLJ. Aircraft is almost ready. Again went through long distance adjustments (fuselage fuel tank with custom made venting system, removing right controls, engine close look.) Waiting to get new stickers of our valuable sponsors and then ready for very cold adventure. The weather this year is realy wet with extreme snow conditions in northern Norway. First stop is going to be Roskilde airport EKRK near Copenhagen, where we will  present GreenLight WorldFlight aviation and research project on press conference organized by Slovenian Embasy and IPC (International Press Center) Copenhagen.  The paper work for the whole flight is almost done, we managed to obtain special permissions for flying north to Svalbard and after over North Pole to Canada. The aviation fuel is not available on this magnificent polar island, but we will get support to get some cargas from nearby small settlement  Longyearbyen. Time frame for the whole flight is very open as we expect delays due weather. Bad weather brings icing condition up north what makes flying with such small aircraft mor or less suicidal. In Canada very good friend and pilot at First Air Samo Cebul  from Yellowknife is trying to arrange some fuel to Resolute Bay on Ellesmere Island - Nunavut.

More informations are coming soon.

Daniela Zavec Pavlinic, PhD is a leading researcer in developing refractory products that are designed for protection from heat and flame. The base of such development is working close with end users to define the priority requirements of this special clothing.

Daniela's development activities primarly relates her to the partners like Prevent Deloza Ltd. from Celje, Slovenia, and Lenzing from Austria; making her a branding partner for Lenzing FR brand, one of the largest textile companies in Europe.

Joint cooperation resulted in development of a fireproof clothing for the environment in which Matevz Lenarcic will be exposed in April and May 2013.

Aflight across the North Pole is also a similiar environment. In collaboration with the above mentioned partners,dr. Daniela Zavec Pavlinic was initiated to support Matevz's mission to produce a fireproof clothing system for the flight over the North Pole.

The mentioned clothing system provides protection against heat and flame, while at the same time providing comfort through the properties of cellulose fibers. The company Lenzing from Austria is supporting the mission with fire resistant material (Lenzing FR), while the clothing was made in Slovenia (Prevent Deloza, Titera). In this specialy designed clothing system we wish to Matevz a "comfortable" and "safe" travel on his mission.

For more information, please click here.

NORWAY NEWS is an online news site, written in English, dedicated to Norwegian affairs at home and abroad.

The Arctic expedition “Green Light World Flight - North Pole 2013”, April – May 2013, when Mr Matevž Lenarčič, Slovenian biologist, environmentalist, photographer and experienced long distance pilot, will fly an eco friendly ultra-light aircraft from a Slovenian company “Pipistrel” over the North Pole, crossing from Europe to Canada and back to Europe following Lindbergh route over Atlantic.

FULL STORY

Matevz Lenarcic was awarded with Stanko Bloudek prize (plaquette) for major international sporting achievement in year 2012.

Bloudek awards (award and plaquette) are the highest national sport awards in the Republic of Slovenia and have a wider dimension than other sports awards since 1965 for the work and achievements in sport.

Bloudek Award recipients may be individuals, sports teams or organizations.

Congratulations from GLWF team.

A book about Matevz's first flight around the world was published in Russian language.

On his exciting journey that took him over Russia, Siberia, Canada, Greenland, Iceland and back home, he gets a taste of the primeval connection with the beautiful landscape, meets the natives and meditates on freedom and people’s responsibilities toward Earth. In addition to this travelogue in which the author describes the adventures and misadventurous of his heroic act, you can admire the breath-taking photographs from the flight in the photo monograph Okrog edinega sveta with comments in Russian language.

( Source: RTV SLO MMC 1.2.2013 )

Below please find the link to the video, which is showing presentation of the Russian edition of the book in Moscow.

http://tvslo.si/predvajaj/matevz-lenarcic-v-moskvi/ava2.157424993/

( Source: Newspaper DELO, Polona Frelih, 2.2.2013 )

http://www.delo.si/kultura/knjizevni-listi/matevz-lenarcic-romanticnega-vzhoda-ni-pozabil.html

GLWF team