Friday, May 08, 2009

Countdown to the end of the Catlin anti-fossil fuel fiasco
The UK Ops team are also in constant dialogue with Kenn Borek Air. It will, after all, be the pilots’ decision as to when exactly the team will be extracted. When the time comes (quite possibly within the next 7-10 days), KBA will on this occasion use two Twin Otter aircraft, instead of the usual one. Of these two planes, one will be carrying nothing but fuel, allowing the aircraft to venture far out onto the ocean.
They're not going to make it to the North Pole
Total distance travelled 411.14 km

Average daily distance 6.04 km

Estimated distance to North Pole 484.48 km

Time on ICE 68 days

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