old travis ludlow has his sights set rather higher — as he aims to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world. he'll set off from high wycombe in around half an hour's time, as jo black reports. meet is—year—old travis ludlow. he's onlyjust finished his a—levels, hasn't yet got his driving licence but is just about to fly solo around the globe to attempt a world record. it's a dream he's harboured since he was just ten years old, and now he will make thatjourney in this single engine aircraft. my only safety concerns are i have one engine and i'm going over these vast expanses of wilderness and ocean. my longest trip along water, probably my most dangerous flight is actually the last leg of the flight, which is iceland back to the uk. the trip should take around a0 days, but it's not how fast he completes this challenge, it's the age he will be when he finishes that will make him the youngest pilot. the current record holder, mason andrews from the us, completed his circumnavigation in 2018 when he was 18 years and 163 days old.