2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 6
BY SENATORS THOMPSON AND GATTI
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Mason William Andrews on being certified as the youngest
pilot to fly solo around the world by Guinness World Records.
WHEREAS, in addition to his world record for total circumnavigation, he was named
the youngest pilot to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans solo; and
WHEREAS, Mason's flight took one hundred eighty flight hours over seventy-six
days, taking off from Monroe, Louisiana, on July 22, 2018, and landing on Saturday,
October 6, 2018, when he was eighteen years and one hundred sixty-three days old; and
WHEREAS, Mason earned his private pilot certificate in 2017 and built up about
three hundred hours in his family's plane before attempting the worldwide journey; and
WHEREAS, he flew a single-engine Piper PA-32 Lance, called "The Spirit of
Louisiane", named in honor of Louisiana's rich French heritage and a nod to Charles
Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis"; and
WHEREAS, his stops around the globe included Canada, Santa Maria Azores,
France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Okinawa, Russia,
and Alaska; and
WHEREAS, his life changing experience was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's epic
journey and, like Lindbergh, he landed in Paris after his Atlantic crossing; and
WHEREAS, his favorite parts of the trip were seeing the Eiffel Tower as he made
his final approach in Paris and the pyramids of Egypt; and
WHEREAS, there were several tense moments during his journey including flying
through a sandstorm in Saudi Arabia and a nighttime emergency when severe thunderstorms
blocked his route from the South China Sea; and
WHEREAS, weather stranded Mason in the Philippines due to typhoons for three
weeks and nearly doubled his originally projected forty day journey; and
WHEREAS, Mason is a professional aviation major at Louisiana Tech University
and was able to conduct his studies online during his trip; and
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WHEREAS, Mason used the round-the-world flight to help raise funds for free
summer camps for children with developmental and physical disabilities; and
WHEREAS, he raised over thirty-five thousand dollars for MedCamps of Louisiana,
where he has worked for the past three years; and
WHEREAS, Mason is an exemplary citizen and his incredible record breaking
journey is a noble and adventurous feat to be celebrated by all the citizens of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Mason William Andrews on being certified as the
youngest pilot to fly solo around the world according to Guinness World Records.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that his notable accomplishment is hereby recorded
for posterity and that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana also extends enduring
appreciation for the tremendous pride and honor he brings to his family and friends, his
community, and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mason William Andrews.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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