I'm honored and blessed to be able to add one more to the book of Paramotor firsts. On 25 March 2023 I successfully completed the first-ever PPG flight between two Hawaiian islands: 100 miles over water between Oahu and Maui (and then back again). It was the most difficult XC task I've ever accomplished, requiring a 30 mile ocean channel crossing at 11,000ft without a chase boat, navigation of complicated airspace with dense air traffic, and a battle with extreme weather conditions due to stiff Pacific trade winds and mountain rotor...all completely unsupported. Round trip flight time was 5 hours and 32 minutes.

I'm thankful for my previous XC experience to include the Wingman Challenge that gave me the tools I needed to make this adventure a reality, as well as for the Nirvana F-200XC/Dudek Warp 2 combo that gave me the range and speed to make this feat possible.

Thank you to all those who have supported me along the way!

You can access the GPS track data (recorded on the Garmin InReach) here: https://share.garmin.com/WatkinsZ

Equipment:
Engine: Nirvana F-Light 200XC HHP
Wing: Dudek Warp 2 22m
XC Bag: Scout Front Pack
Navigation App: XCNav
Flight Recorder: Gaggle
GPS Tracker/Emergency Beacon: Garmin InReach 2

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