Norman Surplus and his gyrocopter
A Northern Irish adventurer will fly to Scotland during a 7,500-mile (12,070 km) journey across North America and the Atlantic in a gyrocopter.
Norman Surplus, from County Antrim, began his flight in the open cockpit aircraft on 1 June in Oregon.
His journey across the US will take him to Pennsylvania, New York and Maine.
Mr Surplus hopes to reach Stornoway on 23 July before flying to Oban in Argyll and then home to Larne in Northern Ireland.
He has previously flown a gyrocopter over 18 countries in Europe, Middle East and Asia.
The adventurer started his journey from Oregon
The pilot is traversing North America before making his attempt to cross the North Atlantic to Scotland
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