FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Adele Schneidereit
Company name: Inspire the World Foundation
Phone number: (805) 773-0951
Fax number:

(805) 773-0931

E-mail address: adele@inspiretheworldfoundation.org
Website address:

www.inspiretheworldfoundation.org

CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE FLIGHT COMPLETE

Wednesday, February 13, 2008- Adele Schneidereit, the woman who is working toward the goal of being the first disabled person to fly around the world, has successfully completed a practice flight across the United States and back. Her goal in these flights is to raise worldwide awareness for Cerebral Palsy.

Starting in California, Ms. Schneidereit flew a Cessna 172 along the southern states to the East Coast ending in Saint Petersburg, Florida. After a brief rest, Ms. Schneidereit flew back, a forty-eight hour flight in total.

Schneidereit chose the southern route to avoid winter weather, but thunderstorms remained a major difficulty nevertheless:

"At times I was able to avoid the storms by flying behind them. I had to stop in Mississippi and again in Alabama to wait out thunder and lightning as an unusual summer type storm sped through the southeast."

She also reported turbulence, a minor mechanical problem, and the rising cost of fuel to be slight difficulties:

"Over the radio, the passenger jet pilots were complaining about turbulence, trying to change altitude to keep out of it. There were times I felt as if I were wrestling to keep the little plane upright. When I leave for my around the world trip, I'll take a bigger craft, one designed for these longer flights.

I made an unplanned landing in Texas to have the plane looked at by a mechanic. It was night and the volt light kept flickering. I didn't want to lose electrical, especially at night. The next morning after the mechanic looked the plane over, it had a loose fan belt causing the alternator to slip and not produce enough voltage.

I looked at the morning local paper which read, 'OIL REACHES $100 PER BARREL'. The price of fuel had skyrocketed as I flew.

On the way home, I hit wind sheer in Palm Springs and had to stop for two nights before the wind sheer subsided enough for a small plane to depart."

Was this a good practice flight for your ultimate goal of your flight around the world?

"Looking back on it, I had a great time flying and I think learned much of what I'll need to know for the global flight."