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Teenage pilot starts around-the-world flight from Bulgaria

Mack Rutherford, 16 prepares his plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 prepares his plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 prepares his plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 takes part in a press conference, prior to his departure in attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 , poses with his small plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 , poses with his small plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 , poses with his small plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 , poses with his small plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Mack Rutherford, 16 , poses in front of his small plane prior to his departure to attempt to fly solo across the world at Sofia-West airport, in Sofia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Teenage pilot starts around-the-world flight from Bulgaria