Cork based ‘Lawnmower man’ soars to new heights en route to Africa

An Irish adventurer is set to fly into the record books after soaring over one of Europe’s great mountain ranges en route to Africa — using a lawnmower engine- powered aircraft.

Paramotor pilot Oisín Creagh landed safely just south of Madrid yesterday after safely navigating the Pyrenees between France and Spain with his back-mounted 200cc engine and parachute-like wing on what was one of the most challenging parts of his epic 3,000km adventure.

“It was the first time I flew at an altitude of over two kilometres above sea level, and I maintained that for over an hour,” he said last night.