Shaesta Waiz Completes Solo Trip Around World
Visiting 22 countries, Waiz flew 24,800 nm and accumulated 176 flight hours, while setting a speed record from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California.
Visiting 22 countries, 30-year-old Shaesta Waiz flew 24,800 nm and accumulated 176 flight hours in her A36 Bonanza. (Photo: Dreams Soar)
Visiting 22 countries, 30-year-old Shaesta Waiz flew 24,800 nm and accumulated 176 flight hours in her A36 Bonanza. (Photo: Dreams Soar)

At 30 years old, Shaesta Waiz just became the youngest woman to complete a solo trip around the world in a single engine aircraft. Waiz, the founder of non-profit organization Dreams Soar, departed Daytona Beach International Airport on May 13 and arrived back at the airport on October 4. Visiting 22 countries, Waiz flew 24,800 nm and accumulated 176 flight hours. She also set a flight record from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Oakland, California. This trip is a part of the pilot’s life-long passion to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and aviation among the next generation of professionals.


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