That’s really neat! I hope you all had fun.
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Funny how things that were once indispensable become novelties over time.
Wheels
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I left from the Southernmost airstrip I could find in FSX, and headed N through the America’s to the Northernmost one I could find. The main thing was the weather in the far lattitude’s, it gets flat out nasty! IIRC the first flight was in something like 70 knot winds.
Also I have another idea of an distance event, once again based on historical air routes 
A little shorter than the McRobertson, but probably quite a bit trickier unless folks pilotage or celestial nav skills are up to snuff.
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Sounds interesting!
I had an interesting (but totally basic lesson) on how orbiting objects work last week. I flew to Keflavik for the 1st time that wasn’t just a quick fuel stop. My FO was a bit of a watch guy. Now, despite our reputation otherwise (“you can spot a pilot in the shower by his big watch and little…”), very few airline pilots are watch people anymore. So he and I talked about the new Omega special edition Speedmaster commemorating the anniversary of the moon landing and other watch related stuff. That got us wondering why Iceland local time is the same as GMT despite being WAY west of Greenwich. When we landed that morning I was totally shot. I have no regrets at choosing a welcoming bed over seeing a country I may never have the opportunity to see again. But he and the crew were pumped to rent a car and explore. At midnight they found themselves at the top of a volcano with a steel plaque at the summit. The plaque had a compass rose and pointers to various Icelandic towns and their distances. But what got him interested was the position of the sun at exactly midnight. To much eye-rolling from the tired cabin crew, he begged them to wait as the sun slid along but never quite below the horizon. It hit it’s nadir at exactly midnight and exactly at due north. He took a picture of his watch resting on the plaque in perfect alignment with both the sun and the rose. Eye-roll if you like. Here–I’ll help: 
But I thought it was cool.
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Very cool indeed! I’d love to get an Omega Speedmaster someday, but I kind of balk at spending that kind of dough on a watch. Never say never though.
I have been casting glances at this one, for some years now.
But both my dad and granddad has Seamasters… 
I have the first X-33. I stopped using it about 15 years ago when the alarm stopped working. But recently I sent it in for an overhaul/new movement. Now that I am flying internationally I really appreciate what a useful watch it is. Basically perfect. The titanium makes it light enough to run with.
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I’ve had a Citizen Eco Drive WR 200 since 2011. Eco drive = charges via light right through the watch face. It is supposed to be able to pick up the time signal every night to keep it accurate but that is a bit hit-and-miss based on my location. Still it has all the chronograph functions. Also great for traveling. 2 time zone function. Enter the time Zoe where you are going and when you land, press therewith button. Home zone goes to standby and the hands change to the new zone.
Just noticed that I scratched the crystal. Now I am sad. 
I’ve got a Garmin Forerunner 235, so a smart watch focussed on… running… Not as cool as any of those watches!
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