Norman issues plea to President Putin
The intrepid pilot, who is attempting to fly into the history books by becoming the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a gyrocopter, has been locked in negotiations with the Russian Civil Aviation Authorities for almost two years as they continue to refuse him permission to fly over their airspace.
And the father-of-two has admitted he may be forced to abandon his epic quest if he doesn’t get the green light soon.
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Hide AdIn a last ditch effort to save his amazing expedition from failure, Norman has appealed directly to President Putin, who is due to join other world leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland next month.