Airboss Pilot Shoes take an around the world trip with Brian Lloyd.

Brian Lloyd, solo-flying his single-engine aircraft Spirit a Mooney M20K 231 with tail number N916BL, is outfitted with 200 gallons of fuel capacity and modern satellite avionics gear, giving it a 3000-mile range, landed at Kestrel Air Park today, completing his circumnavigation of the globe. He was accompanied over the last few miles by an escort of pilots in eight planes flying in formation with him. On the ground, a reception and hangar party welcomed him home.

We we asked Brian how comfortable and ease of use the Airboss Grey Pilot Shoes used worked for him. Brian stated, “They really did. They worked exactly as I had hoped they would. And with numerous legs over 12 hours (and one leg of 17.5 hours) having comfortable feet was a must.”

At the celebration, Brian Lloyd said, “How do I say, ‘thank you’ to everyone here and abroad who has helped me along the way on this epic journey? I couldn’t have done this solo flight without the time, effort, and good will of hundreds of people out there around the world.”

He began the round-the-world flight at that same spot on 31 May 2017, then flew to Miami on 1 June to commemorate exactly eighty years since the famous Amelia Earhart flight began. For two months, he followed the historic Earhart equatorial route, stopping at dozens of airports that were once grass and dirt airstrips where Earhart had landed. Some of those airstrips have grown up to become sprawling international airports, while others simply don’t exist anymore, or are in the midst of conflict zones.

Brian Lloyd completed the historic route on 30 July, by landing at Oakland, California, which was Earhart’s unfulfilled final destination. He retraced the steps of Amelia by visiting the historic building at Oakland airport where she had stayed during her original flights.

Brian Lloyd at Prescott Arizona, Wearing Airboss - Grey Pilot Shoes
August 2017 photo ©2017 Faye McCullough

LIFT Aviation would like to congratulate Brian on his amazing journey! If you want to read More about Brian Lloyd's Project Amelia Earhart Click Here!