Carlo Schmid (Swiss pilot)
Swiss aviator
Intro | Swiss aviator | |
Places | Switzerland | |
is | Aviator | |
Work field | Military | |
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Birth | 25 January 1990, Thalwil | |
Age | 34 years |
Carlo Schmid is a Swiss pilot.
In 2012 he became the youngest solo pilot to fly around the world at the age of 22, breaking the previous record held by Barrington Irving. The 110-hour flight of his Cessna 210 lasted 80 days from July 11 to September 29, 2012. The flight concluded with a landing at Dübendorf Air Base, accompanied by the PC-7 Team of the Swiss Air Force.