What did TAM carry across the ocean?
The airplane carried two documents, described below. 1) The official document was composed of two sections: Pre-Launch Cerification and Certification of Landing. The Pre-launch certification stated the launch would occur at Cape Spear, the aircraft’s weight was less than 5 kg (eleven pounds) and stated “Intended Destination: Mannin Beach, County Galway, Ireland 53 degrees, 26.434 minutes North, 10 degrees, 07.940 minutes West” This section was signed by Les Hamilton (Contest Director) and Carl Layden (official observer) The Certification of Landing had blank spaces for the Date and Time of Landing, the latitude and longitude, and the signatures of the Landing Pilot and Observers at Landing. The Certification of Landing was completed and incorporated into the dossiers for the claimed records. 2) The second document listed the names of individuals, r/c clubs, companies and organizations who participated in the project or made contributions to STAR There are 187 names in all.