An autogyro fly-in. Despite very marginal weather, over 50 showed up against the 100 or so planned. The closest aircraft completed the first round-the-world flight in a gyrocopter travelling 24,000 nautical miles over 175 days, starting and finishing at Popham in 2019. It is much covered by sponsor stickers.

Much covered by sponsor stickers, this aircraft completed the first round-the-world flight in a gyrocopter. It travelled 24,000 nautical miles over 175 days, starting and finishing at Popham in 2019.

James Ketchell stopped by AirVenture 2019 during his record attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a Gyrocopter. Starting from Popham Airfield in Hampshire on March 31, 2019, he is pictured departing for Chicago while traveling around the USA before the final legs across the Atlantic via Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.