Lenarčič Back on Track Around Globe after Repairs to Plane

Ajdovščina, 19 March - Slovenian adventurer Matevž Lenarčič is back in the air on his way around the globe in Pipistrel's ultralight plane after being grounded in central Australia for ten days for repairs on the aircraft. The plane was seriously damaged in a turbulence when he was flying over Ayers Rock, but has now successfully landed in Broome.

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Matevž Lenarčič (right) next to the boss of plane maker Pipistrel Ivo Boscarol.
Photo: Sašo Pipan/STA

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