• Aircraft:

  Vans RV-8

• Reg: EC-XLL photos
• Serial #:

  4061-1945

• Airline: Private
• Photo Date: Dec 15, 2016
• Uploaded: Dec 21, 2016
• Madrid Cuatro Vientos Airport - LECU, Spain

Shortly after his arrival in Madrid, the RV-8 aircraft of Spanish aviator Michel Gordillo rests at the Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport. The Spanish pilot Michel Gordillo arrives in Madrid after the successful completion of his flight to break the world record (FAI C-1b record) by flying a North / South route through the poles with an airplane of less than 1500 MTOW . Miguel Angel Gordillo, an experienced "Earth Rounder", has built and modified RV-8 aircraft for this flight. The mission of Sky Polaris, which will also study the effects of black carbon particles that are affecting our atmosphere from some of the more remote locations. #FightClimateChange. Gordillo is a great Spanish aeronautical hero. Wellcome back home aviator!

Photographer

Aircraft

Leonardo Carvalho EC-XLL

1,131 0 0 Vans RV-8

Michel Gordillo en su paso por Guatemala dando la vuelta al mundo

OSCAR GUILLEN EC-XLL

2,259 0 0 Vans RV-8

Photo location

Jorge García-Caro EC-NBH

61 0 0 Piper PA-34-220T Seneca V

Jorge García-Caro EC-CVE

54 0 0 Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance

Jorge García-Caro EC-NAQ

21 0 0 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Photographer

Short final for runway 23 inbound from Josep Tarradellas / Barcelona-El Prat Airport (LEBL / BCN) operating for Vueling as VY1584/VLG1584

Rafael Alvarez Cacho LY-FAS

58 0 0 Airbus A320-214

Short Final for ruway 23 coming from Málaga–Costa del Sol (LEMG /AGP) as EVE1124/E91124

Rafael Alvarez Cacho EC-LZD

167 0 0 Airbus A320-214

Short final for runway 23 inbound from Gran Canaria - Las Palmas (GCLP/LPA) operating for Binter Canarias as IBB7ZU/ NT5412

Rafael Alvarez Cacho OM-NEX

296 1 0 Boeing 737-8KN