Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer Diary 2025
LIVE UPDATES, NEWS AND PROGRESS REPORTS FROM FLIGHT CONTROL
03-04-205: THE 2025 FLIGHT WINDOW
The team are delighted to announce that the 2025 flight window will open on Thursday 1st May. The Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer will once again be piloted by Bert Padelt with co-pilot Sir David Hempleman-Adams and Prof.Frederik Paulsen.Bert and the team will begin their intrepid adventure by road on Friday 25th April from Bally, Pennsylvania and head to the launchsite in Presque Isle, Maine. A journey of over 1,180km. Once established in Presque Isle, the team will begin preparations and along with our meteorologists begin the process of monitoring weather conditions for a launch. Operations in Europe will once again be managed by Flight Control in Bristol, UK.
Photo credit: Paul Cyr
