Oliver John Flinn O'Halloran (born 28 April 2000) is an Australian
aviator
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...
living in
Hobart, Tasmania. He is best known for his solo flight around Australia which previously made him the youngest person to circumnavigate Australia, solo and unassisted, which he did in a bid to encourage others to pursue ambitious dreams and promote aviation to youths. O'Halloran began flying in late 2014, but had to wait till he was 17 years of age to attempt the record due to
Civil Aviation Safety Authority regulations.
Biography
Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, O'Halloran took an interest in aviation from a young age. He attended
The Friends' School, Hobart
The Friends' School, Hobart is an independent co-educational Quaker day and boarding school located in North Hobart, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Founded in 1887 by Quakers, the school currently caters for approximately 1330 st ...
until early high school and then moved to
St Virgil's College. As of 2017 he was in Year 12 at
Guilford Young College.
Australian circumnavigation
O'Halloran departed
Cambridge Aerodrome on 14 May 2017 at 11:02 AEST. When he finished the circumnavigation, he had stopped at 40 locations and covered over 15,000 km.
O'Halloran arrived back at his starting place on 3 June 2017 at 11:23 AEST to secure the record by over 3 months from the previous known record.
References
External links
Official Website
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2000 births
Living people
People from Hobart
Australian aviation record holders
People educated at The Friends' School, Hobart
Youth aviation record holders