Paul Tomblin wrote:

One of my dream flight would be to cross the Atlantic on
my own... it has been done before and with the right aircraft
and equipment and preparation it is not such a crazy proposition
anymore. But that's on my list of things to do before I die.

And without the correct preparation, it could on the list of things to do
*as* you die.

You'll notice that I have specified a flight to *cross* the Atlantic,
by that, I meant the *whole* Atlantic, not just, say, half way
through, or three quarter of the way, or something like that :-) I
am also well aware of the preparation required, and I also hope to
have access to a reasonably well equipped and appropriate for the
job aircraft by that time. Actually, the way I hope to get about
doing it, would be to first tag along with more experienced pilots
in a couple of crossing before doing it on my own. As the title
says, it is something I'd like to do before I die, and I am in no
a hurry. :-)

--Sylvain