Her flight path was anti-clockwise around the coast, mostly flying over the ocean within gliding distance of land at heights of 1,000 to 1,500 feet (300 to 500 metres). So, after viewing the videos over the years and reading the book about the flight, Fran decided to have a radical life change, give up her career and fly around Australia's coast in 1999.Ī marathon flight around the coast of Australia (mainland and Tasmania) to commemorate the 21st anniversary of Pelican's Progress, recording the flight with photographs, and to promote Soroptimist International (a women's service organisation).įran flew about 27,000 kilometres (equivalent to over half way around the world). The flight was called Pelican's Progress, with a television series of the same name and a book published as Australia: the greatest island. This fascination for planes landing on water led Fran to discover a set of videos about a flight made with three amphibian seaplanes in 1978. Fran West is an Australian pilot, adventurer, photographer, author, creator of products for aged care and speaker who decides on a goal and then quietly sets about achieving it.Īs a pilot holding a general aviation licence, Fran not only has endorsements for a variety of aircraft but with her USA pilot's license she also holds a seaplane rating gained in Seattle, USA.
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