Adventure Pilot Takes Off En Route to North Pole

Ljubljana, 22 April - Slovenian adventurer Matevž Lenarčič, who has completed two solo flights around the world with an ultralight aircraft, embarked on a new adventure Monday morning as he took off from Ljubljana Airport for a flight over the North Pole.

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič speaks to reporters before he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič speaks to reporters before he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič takes off in his Pipistrel Virus-SW as he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič takes off in his Pipistrel Virus-SW as he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič takes off in his Pipistrel Virus-SW as he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič speaks to reporters before he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič speaks to reporters before he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič speaks to reporters before he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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Adventurer Matevž Lenarčič speaks to reporters before he embarks on a solo flight over the North Pole
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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