The flight to the next refueling station will be long but light. Sunrise was three and one-half hours ago so the pilots can enjoy flying during the daylight. The weather ahead remains something of a concern. The pilots have expressed some concern about the weather and refueling at the second and third ship. Gerard David indicated that this might be the most challenging section of the flight.
Pilots report a continuation of the headwind they have faced for most of the flight.
There is a beautiful sunrise and weather conditions are rather good. This will be the first ship refuel stop. The pilots have been able to increase the speed of the helicopter back to almost 120 knots. The refueling stop in Gander was over 40 minutes behind schedule. Refueling took a little longer than at Fredericton, New Brunswick, because weather conditions on the ground were poor.