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Father-Son Duo To Circumnavigate Globe in Bell 429

Bob and Steven Dengel, along with Dugal MacDuff, will fly a Bell 429 approximately 37,000 km in a little over one month while stopping in 14 countries.

Steven Dengler and his father, Bob Dengler, along with Dugal MacDuff (right), will fly a Bell 429 on a circumnavigation flight this year to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. The focus of the trip is not to break records but for the pilots to be ambassadors of good will around the world.

By Samantha Cartaino

March 9, 2017

Father-son duo Bob and Steven Dengler are celebrating Canada’s 150^th anniversary in a big way. Along with veteran pilot Dugal MacDuff, the team will embark on C150GO, the world’s first Canadian helicopter circumnavigation flight, and, according to Steven, the first ever father-son global flight. The men will start their record-breaking trip in Ottawa, Canada, on July 1 and fly a Bell 429 more than 37,000 km (20,000 nm) in a little more than one month, making approximately 100 stops in 14 countries.

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