BC family of 5 set to fly around the world over the next year – and raise $1M for charity

The Porter family is set to take off on their flight around the world from Vancouver on June 14.

Samantha Porter, 21, could take a year off between her third and fourth years of studying geography, environment and sustainability at the University of British Columbia.

It also needed to be relatively easy to fly with Samantha and Sydney both set to co-pilot the trip, albeit with not as extensive experience behind the wheel as their father.

They’re well aware being cramped in an aircraft with your immediate family and 20 pounds of luggage each for over a year isn’t everyone’s idea of a dream vacation.

The Porter family are flying around the world in a single-engine aircraft and aim to raise $1 million for SOS Children’s Villages.

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