Ed Long (aviator)
John Edward Long, Jr. (1915–July 18, 1999[1]) was an American pilot who is in the Guinness Book of Records for the most flight time by a pilot: over 65,000 hours (more than seven years and four months) at the time of his death.[1][2]
He began in 1933 at the age of 17, when he took his first and only flying lesson.[1] In September 1989, he broke the previous record, 52,929 hours, set by Max Conrad in 1974.[1] According to his brother, Ed Long's job involved checking power lines, so "most of that was under 200 feet, in a Piper Cub".[1] He died in 1999 at the age of 83.
Long was inducted into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Pilot Ed Long held world record for most flying hours". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 20, 1999.
- ^ "Alabama man loves to fly and it shows". CNN. December 31, 1998.
- ^ "Ed Long". Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
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