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He Learned How to Fly at Age 43, and then Circumnavigated the Earth w/ Robert DeLaurentis
Flying around the world is rare. Doing it solo is even rarer. Doing it twice, once along the equator and once over both poles, is unheard of. But that’s exactly what entrepreneur and aviator, Robert DeLaurentis, achieved.
And he didn’t do it in a jet with a support crew on standby. He did it in highly modified aircraft pushed beyond its intended envelope, relying on custom ferry tanks, improvised fixes, and the kind of real-time decision-making that leaves zero margin for error.
These weren’t sightseeing flights; they were missions built on risk, resilience, and engineering improvisation at…
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