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Steve Fossett
American businessman, aviator, sailor, and adventurer (1944–2007)
James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and held world records for five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft pilot.
A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, Fossett set more than one hundred records[verification needed] in five different sports, sixty of which still stood at the time of his death. He broke three of the seven absolute world records for fixed-wing aircraft recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, all in his Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.[1] In 2002, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club of the UK,[2] and was inducted into the National Aviation Hal
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Chasing the Wind: The Autobiography of Steve Fossett
As a world record holder in ballooning, speed sailing and aviation, Steve Fossett is at the pinnacle of extreme sporting achievements. His adventurous spirit has piqued the intrigue of his fellow competitors and sports aficionados, and attracted the curiosity of the world. In 2005, Fossett will attempt the first solo, non-stop, non-refuelled circumnavigation of the world at the helm of the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer. But what makes someone like Steve give up a secure, well-paid job in the financial sector for the dangerous, world of the adventurer? He has achieved the first balloon crossings of the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and South America; the first ocean crossings of the South Atlantic, South Pacific and Indian Oceans; and the first solo balloon flight round the world - a milestone in aviation history. And he doesn?t just take on the air. He is the most-successful speed sailor in the history of sailing, and has completed premier endurance sports events including the Iditarod and Ironman Triathlon. In this nio
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Chasing the Wind: The Autobiography of Steve Fossett
As a world record holder in ballooning, speed sailing, and aviation, Steve Fossett was the pinnacle of extreme sporting achievements. His adventurous spirit continually inspired his fellow competitors and sports aficionados, and attracted the curiosity of the world. In 2005, Fossett made the first solo, non-stop, non-refueled circumnavigation of the world at the helm of what has been described as "a fuel tank with room for one"--the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer. But what made someone like Steve give up a secure, well-paid job in the financial sector for the romantic, yet increasingly dangerous, world of the adventurer? He achieved the first balloon crossings of Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America; the first ocean crossings of the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Indian Oceans; and the first solo balloon flight round the world--a milestone in aviation history. And he didn't just take on the air. The most-successful speed sailor in the history of sailing, he also completed premier endurance sports events, including the
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