OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – A local record-setting pilot took Miami-Dade students on an 8 week trip around the world.
Barrington Irving previously held the Guinness World Record as the youngest person to fly solo around the world. He is also the first black person and first Jamaican to accomplish this feat.
Tuesday he returned from an around the world odyssey that stretched across North America, Asia and the South Pacific.
Thousands of students worldwide followed Irving's adventures through videos and a real-time blog on www.flyingclassroom.com. An electronic portal on board enabled them to follow and participate in expeditions as part of their school science curriculums.
The Flying Classroom, named Inspiration III, was a Hawker 400XP business jet provided by Executive Air Services in Miami.
Irving is a graduate of Florida Memorial University.