Solar Impulse, piloted by André, will take off for Dallas (TX) tomorrow, Wednesday May 22^nd at 4:45AM MST (UTC-7) from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Landing is scheduled at 01:00AM CDT (UTC-5) at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Should there be any last minute changes, please consult our Dallas page on the Solar Impulse website.

The solar airplane and the team accompanying it were truly moved by the warm welcome they received in Phoenix – by the airport authorities, the public and political officials alike. But it’s time to move on and proceed with the next leg as people in other cities are waiting to welcome the solar airplane as well.

It is now André’s turn to take the commands of the solar airplane for this second leg, Phoenix to Dallas where he will attempt to break the world distance record in the solar aviation category, a record he previously set during the flight Payerne (Switzerland) to Madrid (Spain) in 2012. The total distance is estimated at 868 miles (1396.8 km). The flight from Arizona to Texas via New Mexico will provide André with some spectacular desert landscapes as he flies over Roswell (NM), where Felix Baumgartner completed the famous Red Bull Stratos jump from the stratosphere, towards Hobbs (NM) and then, on his approach to Dallas, above Abilene (TX). The third leg of the Across America mission, connecting Dallas to St. Louis, will be flown by Bertrand.

There are spaces available to come and see the airplane take off from Phoenix Sky Harbor tomorrow. Sign up here today if you want to see the solar airplane lift itself off the ground. Spaces are limited to a first comes first serves basis, so hurry up! If you would prefer to see the plane in flight, go to the butte on Arizona State University’s campus (in front of the Packard Drive bus stop at 6th street and Rio Salado Pkwy) – the plane will be visible with the naked eye.

As part of Solar Impulse’s Clean Generation initiative, meant to inspire and incite politicians, businessman and ordinary people to invest in clean technologies, the first flag displaying the initiative’s slogan and the destination city’s name, in the case Phoenix, was handed to the Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer as a token of appreciation for her State’s hospitality. A new custom-designed flag will be brought in the cockpit from Phoenix to Dallas together with a USB key. The key virtually carries the names of Solar Impulse supporters across the United States. If you would like to be part of this pioneering adventure and cross the country with thousands of others, sign up today to become a friend of the project.

Don’t forget that Solar Impulse always films the entire mission flights live. Just go directly to Solar Impulse TV and see the pilots, one from the cockpit and the other from the ground, follow interviews with the people that make it happen and watch footage from past events and flights. Also on the live page, and during all flights, there’s a moving map and virtual cockpit allowing viewers like you to feel as if they too were in the cockpit

During the stopover in Dallas, the Solar Impulse team will organize an Open House on Friday, May 24^th from 1PM to 7PM. Sign up here if you want to see the plane with you own eyes! Changes might occur so if you live in the Dallas area, stay tuned via our homepage or sign up to become a Supporter and get priority information about flights, events and more!