FLIGHT SOURCE NOTES: SPIRIT OF FREEDOM
Yenra | October 11, 2026
Guide: https://yenra.com/website-steve-fossett/
Purpose: distinguish reported observations, forecasts, and flight milestones.
Use a separate copy of this entry for each source. This is a historical
reading aid, not balloon-operating or navigation guidance.
Source title and URL:
Author or issuing organization:
Publication date:
Date/time of the described event (as stated):
Time zone or UTC offset (record unknown if absent):
Event type: launch / position / circuit confirmation / landing / other
Status: observed / reported / forecast
Latitude with N/S and longitude with E/W, if supplied:
Altitude and units, if supplied:
Location description:
What happened, in your own words:
What was still expected or uncertain:
Corroborating source and any disagreement:
Check: do not use a predicted position as a confirmed waypoint. Do not infer
an exact track between sparse points. Keep publication and event dates apart.
Illustrative clock check: 13:53 UTC - 5 hours = 08:53 UTC-5 on the same day.
The July 3 World Sailing report describes confirmation the previous day;
the FAI retrospective gives July 4 for the Queensland landing. Retain the
source wording and time basis before combining entries into a chronology.