recently this year on the 27th of August I returned from a pretty epic adventure
I returned from a pretty epic adventure
I returned from a pretty epic adventure of flying around the world solo to break
of flying around the world solo to break
of flying around the world solo to break the world record as the youngest person
the world record as the youngest person
the world record as the youngest person to ever do it it was a crazy dream it
to ever do it it was a crazy dream it
to ever do it it was a crazy dream it was something that was really not
was something that was really not
was something that was really not expected by my family and it’s a trip
expected by my family and it’s a trip
expected by my family and it’s a trip that really blew my expectations right
that really blew my expectations right
that really blew my expectations right out of the water both in the really good
out of the water both in the really good
out of the water both in the really good regards because I have certainly loved
regards because I have certainly loved
regards because I have certainly loved loved it at times but at times it was
loved it at times but at times it was
loved it at times but at times it was more challenging than I ever thought it
more challenging than I ever thought it
more challenging than I ever thought it would be and that’s something that you
would be and that’s something that you
would be and that’s something that you would expect of a journey like this but
would expect of a journey like this but
would expect of a journey like this but it never ceases to amaze me what
it never ceases to amaze me what
it never ceases to amaze me what actually happened it was a journey that
actually happened it was a journey that
actually happened it was a journey that I did not just because I wanted to fly
I did not just because I wanted to fly
I did not just because I wanted to fly around the world or just because I
around the world or just because I
around the world or just because I wanted to have a world record but
wanted to have a world record but
wanted to have a world record but because I wanted to send a message
because I wanted to send a message
because I wanted to send a message particularly young people that it
particularly young people that it
particularly young people that it doesn’t take an extraordinary person to
doesn’t take an extraordinary person to
doesn’t take an extraordinary person to undertake an extraordinary achievement
undertake an extraordinary achievement
undertake an extraordinary achievement I’m a normal teenager from here on the
I’m a normal teenager from here on the
I’m a normal teenager from here on the Sunshine Coast and over two and a half
Sunshine Coast and over two and a half
Sunshine Coast and over two and a half years I planned this journey to become
years I planned this journey to become
years I planned this journey to become the youngest person to fly around the
the youngest person to fly around the
the youngest person to fly around the world and you go well lucky why would
world and you go well lucky why would
world and you go well lucky why would you do that and it all started in the
you do that and it all started in the
you do that and it all started in the warm October night of 2013 when I was
warm October night of 2013 when I was
warm October night of 2013 when I was sitting on the lounge with my mother at
sitting on the lounge with my mother at
sitting on the lounge with my mother at in our house at the end of the
in our house at the end of the
in our house at the end of the cul-de-sac and onto the television came
cul-de-sac and onto the television came
cul-de-sac and onto the television came an episode called fly and Ryan now in
an episode called fly and Ryan now in
an episode called fly and Ryan now in 2013 Ryan Campbell became the youngest
2013 Ryan Campbell became the youngest
2013 Ryan Campbell became the youngest person to fly around the world solo and
person to fly around the world solo and
person to fly around the world solo and I thought well you know that’s pretty
I thought well you know that’s pretty
I thought well you know that’s pretty cool I’ve started flying and I really
cool I’ve started flying and I really
cool I’ve started flying and I really love aviation I’m gonna do it so I
love aviation I’m gonna do it so I
love aviation I’m gonna do it so I turned to my mom on the lounge I say mom
turned to my mom on the lounge I say mom
turned to my mom on the lounge I say mom I’m gonna fly around the world and she
I’m gonna fly around the world and she
I’m gonna fly around the world and she goes okay lucky you know in a way that
goes okay lucky you know in a way that
goes okay lucky you know in a way that only mothers can do with that see me
only mothers can do with that see me
only mothers can do with that see me condescending and I said you watch me
condescending and I said you watch me
condescending and I said you watch me and you know it wasn’t that mom didn’t
and you know it wasn’t that mom didn’t
and you know it wasn’t that mom didn’t believe in me or didn’t think I was
believe in me or didn’t think I was
believe in me or didn’t think I was capable of achieving this it’s just
capable of achieving this it’s just
capable of achieving this it’s just that’s a crazy thing for a
that’s a crazy thing for a
that’s a crazy thing for a fifteen-year-old to say and the thing is
fifteen-year-old to say and the thing is
fifteen-year-old to say and the thing is we normally leave crazy to other people
we normally leave crazy to other people
we normally leave crazy to other people we just want to be normal people but I
we just want to be normal people but I
we just want to be normal people but I said no I’m going to embrace the crazy
said no I’m going to embrace the crazy
said no I’m going to embrace the crazy anything that’s a bit of a funny saying
anything that’s a bit of a funny saying
anything that’s a bit of a funny saying welke and it was and so that’s exactly
welke and it was and so that’s exactly
welke and it was and so that’s exactly what I did I wanted to embrace the crazy
what I did I wanted to embrace the crazy
what I did I wanted to embrace the crazy and I wanted to prove again it doesn’t
and I wanted to prove again it doesn’t
and I wanted to prove again it doesn’t take extraordinary people to have to
take extraordinary people to have to
take extraordinary people to have to take extraordinary achievements it takes
take extraordinary achievements it takes
take extraordinary achievements it takes someone with a crazy dream in the
someone with a crazy dream in the
someone with a crazy dream in the tenacity to follow it through to be a
tenacity to follow it through to be a
tenacity to follow it through to be a world changer now this trip
world changer now this trip
world changer now this trip it wasn’t easy and there were many
it wasn’t easy and there were many
it wasn’t easy and there were many setbacks even at the beginning of the
setbacks even at the beginning of the
setbacks even at the beginning of the flight these three photos were taken
flight these three photos were taken
flight these three photos were taken while I was in the middle of the Pacific
while I was in the middle of the Pacific
while I was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between American Samoa and
Ocean between American Samoa and
Ocean between American Samoa and Christmas Island in the care of our
Christmas Island in the care of our
Christmas Island in the care of our island group it was a time when I was in
island group it was a time when I was in
island group it was a time when I was in some pretty bad storms I’d lost all
some pretty bad storms I’d lost all
some pretty bad storms I’d lost all communications on radios satellite phone
communications on radios satellite phone
communications on radios satellite phone you name it I didn’t have it I was
you name it I didn’t have it I was
you name it I didn’t have it I was running out of fuel in my wing tanks
running out of fuel in my wing tanks
running out of fuel in my wing tanks because my main tank wouldn’t transfer
because my main tank wouldn’t transfer
because my main tank wouldn’t transfer the fuel and I was feeling pretty
the fuel and I was feeling pretty
the fuel and I was feeling pretty stressed but I know I would have been
stressed but I know I would have been
stressed but I know I would have been feeling even more stressed if I hadn’t
feeling even more stressed if I hadn’t
feeling even more stressed if I hadn’t have had a setback earlier on in the
have had a setback earlier on in the
have had a setback earlier on in the trip see I like to say set back to the
trip see I like to say set back to the
trip see I like to say set back to the foundations to assess because every time
foundations to assess because every time
foundations to assess because every time that we think we have a failure we can
that we think we have a failure we can
that we think we have a failure we can really see it as a win because we can
really see it as a win because we can
really see it as a win because we can learn from it and we’re going to know
learn from it and we’re going to know
learn from it and we’re going to know what to do next time if we come into
what to do next time if we come into
what to do next time if we come into this situation again so in preparation
this situation again so in preparation
this situation again so in preparation for my flight around the world I decided
for my flight around the world I decided
for my flight around the world I decided you know let’s start smaller let’s try
you know let’s start smaller let’s try
you know let’s start smaller let’s try flying around Australia first and so I
flying around Australia first and so I
flying around Australia first and so I did that and on this journey I covered a
did that and on this journey I covered a
did that and on this journey I covered a lot of different places I flew from the
lot of different places I flew from the
lot of different places I flew from the Sunshine Coast out to our Springs and I
Sunshine Coast out to our Springs and I
Sunshine Coast out to our Springs and I started heading south and on the third
started heading south and on the third
started heading south and on the third day I was going to fly from Bendigo
day I was going to fly from Bendigo
day I was going to fly from Bendigo across the Bass Strait to Tasmania and
across the Bass Strait to Tasmania and
across the Bass Strait to Tasmania and then fly back again the weather wasn’t
then fly back again the weather wasn’t
then fly back again the weather wasn’t looking to crash on so I took off the
looking to crash on so I took off the
looking to crash on so I took off the weather was okay for a while until I
weather was okay for a while until I
weather was okay for a while until I reached the north coast of Tasmania and
reached the north coast of Tasmania and
reached the north coast of Tasmania and and when I hit there I hit a big band of
and when I hit there I hit a big band of
and when I hit there I hit a big band of storms and when I say a big band of
storms and when I say a big band of
storms and when I say a big band of storms I mean there was no way for me to
storms I mean there was no way for me to
storms I mean there was no way for me to really go around them I have to go
really go around them I have to go
really go around them I have to go pretty much through them now I and it as
pretty much through them now I and it as
pretty much through them now I and it as best I could
best I could
best I could I I went around and I clipped the edge
I I went around and I clipped the edge
I I went around and I clipped the edge of one storm and as I entered this storm
of one storm and as I entered this storm
of one storm and as I entered this storm its Ibis get pretty mumfie when I say
its Ibis get pretty mumfie when I say
its Ibis get pretty mumfie when I say pretty bumpy I mean to the point where I
pretty bumpy I mean to the point where I
pretty bumpy I mean to the point where I lost alternators in the aircraft
lost alternators in the aircraft
lost alternators in the aircraft I lost the autopilot my engine
I lost the autopilot my engine
I lost the autopilot my engine instruments the outside air temperature
instruments the outside air temperature
instruments the outside air temperature gauge and I got quite uncomfortable to
gauge and I got quite uncomfortable to
gauge and I got quite uncomfortable to the point where I was in complete cloud
the point where I was in complete cloud
the point where I was in complete cloud flying off a little instrument called
flying off a little instrument called
flying off a little instrument called the artificial horizon now while I was
the artificial horizon now while I was
the artificial horizon now while I was in this situation I was thinking what’s
in this situation I was thinking what’s
in this situation I was thinking what’s causing all my instruments to dropped
causing all my instruments to dropped
causing all my instruments to dropped out why am I in this scary situation
out why am I in this scary situation
out why am I in this scary situation when the aircraft should be able to
when the aircraft should be able to
when the aircraft should be able to handle it when I eventually landed the
handle it when I eventually landed the
handle it when I eventually landed the aircraft in in Tasmania it was pretty
aircraft in in Tasmania it was pretty
aircraft in in Tasmania it was pretty windy there were jets that were having
windy there were jets that were having
windy there were jets that were having second attempts at it I managed to get a
second attempts at it I managed to get a
second attempts at it I managed to get a lucky break in and cop it when the wind
lucky break in and cop it when the wind
lucky break in and cop it when the wind sort of dropped down to about 65
sort of dropped down to about 65
sort of dropped down to about 65 kilometres an hour and I got out of the
kilometres an hour and I got out of the
kilometres an hour and I got out of the plane and I started ringing engineers
plane and I started ringing engineers
plane and I started ringing engineers said what
said what
said what happening why is my plane losing all
happening why is my plane losing all
happening why is my plane losing all these things it shouldn’t be losing
these things it shouldn’t be losing
these things it shouldn’t be losing instruments and they said to me you’ve
instruments and they said to me you’ve
instruments and they said to me you’ve had a buildup of static electric
had a buildup of static electric
had a buildup of static electric aircraft and you need to discharge it
aircraft and you need to discharge it
aircraft and you need to discharge it and that’s what happened when you got
and that’s what happened when you got
and that’s what happened when you got the refueling truck to touch it here in
the refueling truck to touch it here in
the refueling truck to touch it here in Tasmania so I said okay that’s all right
Tasmania so I said okay that’s all right
Tasmania so I said okay that’s all right how can I fix it in flight if it happens
how can I fix it in flight if it happens
how can I fix it in flight if it happens again and I said to me okay will you
again and I said to me okay will you
again and I said to me okay will you just pull a circuit breaker you do this
just pull a circuit breaker you do this
just pull a circuit breaker you do this and this and this and you’ll reset that
and this and this and you’ll reset that
and this and this and you’ll reset that great so now when I got into this
great so now when I got into this
great so now when I got into this situation it’s now about a year later
situation it’s now about a year later
situation it’s now about a year later I’m a little I’m on my third flight of
I’m a little I’m on my third flight of
I’m a little I’m on my third flight of the journey I lose my instruments again
the journey I lose my instruments again
the journey I lose my instruments again this time it’s a bit more serious I’m
this time it’s a bit more serious I’m
this time it’s a bit more serious I’m further away I don’t have air traffic
further away I don’t have air traffic
further away I don’t have air traffic control right there I’ve lost my
control right there I’ve lost my
control right there I’ve lost my communications but I thought back and I
communications but I thought back and I
communications but I thought back and I think hang on I had that setback and I
think hang on I had that setback and I
think hang on I had that setback and I had that failure of my equipment we go
had that failure of my equipment we go
had that failure of my equipment we go when I was in Tasmania thank you and so
when I was in Tasmania thank you and so
when I was in Tasmania thank you and so I decided I would apply the knowledge
I decided I would apply the knowledge
I decided I would apply the knowledge that I had and I did that pop the
that I had and I did that pop the
that I had and I did that pop the circuit breaker and I managed to get
circuit breaker and I managed to get
circuit breaker and I managed to get that back it was a setback that had
that back it was a setback that had
that back it was a setback that had turned into a success for me and it was
turned into a success for me and it was
turned into a success for me and it was a setback that was the foundation for my
a setback that was the foundation for my
a setback that was the foundation for my success look this is not the only thing
success look this is not the only thing
success look this is not the only thing we need to remember when we’re striving
we need to remember when we’re striving
we need to remember when we’re striving to achieve our goals we need to embrace
to achieve our goals we need to embrace
to achieve our goals we need to embrace the crazy I said we need to embrace
the crazy I said we need to embrace
the crazy I said we need to embrace those setbacks as they’re the
those setbacks as they’re the
those setbacks as they’re the foundations to us success but the third
foundations to us success but the third
foundations to us success but the third thing I want to talk about today is the
thing I want to talk about today is the
thing I want to talk about today is the fact that we have a responsibility for
fact that we have a responsibility for
fact that we have a responsibility for change and it’s a little concept that I
change and it’s a little concept that I
change and it’s a little concept that I like to call social infectivity who here
like to call social infectivity who here
like to call social infectivity who here can relate that when they see one person
can relate that when they see one person
can relate that when they see one person succeed or do something pretty cool or
succeed or do something pretty cool or
succeed or do something pretty cool or crazy we think maybe I can do something
crazy we think maybe I can do something
crazy we think maybe I can do something just like that – well anyone agree yeah
just like that – well anyone agree yeah
just like that – well anyone agree yeah that’s what I like to call social
that’s what I like to call social
that’s what I like to call social infectivity if we can motivate someone
infectivity if we can motivate someone
infectivity if we can motivate someone else to achieve something that we wanted
else to achieve something that we wanted
else to achieve something that we wanted to achieve or that we have achieved then
to achieve or that we have achieved then
to achieve or that we have achieved then I think we’re doing well because if you
I think we’re doing well because if you
I think we’re doing well because if you look back through history there have
look back through history there have
look back through history there have been so many times where other people
been so many times where other people
been so many times where other people have achieved incredible things and
have achieved incredible things and
have achieved incredible things and inspired a wave of change some of those
inspired a wave of change some of those
inspired a wave of change some of those people didn’t get it right the first
people didn’t get it right the first
people didn’t get it right the first time for example dr. Zeus he went
time for example dr. Zeus he went
time for example dr. Zeus he went through 26 publishers before he found
through 26 publishers before he found
through 26 publishers before he found someone who would actually publish his
someone who would actually publish his
someone who would actually publish his book he went on to sell 600 million
book he went on to sell 600 million
book he went on to sell 600 million copies and have a 75 million dollar net
copies and have a 75 million dollar net
copies and have a 75 million dollar net worth our second one is mr. Henry Ford
worth our second one is mr. Henry Ford
worth our second one is mr. Henry Ford he’s there on the bottom right he bent
he’s there on the bottom right he bent
he’s there on the bottom right he bent went back round bankrupt twice before he
went back round bankrupt twice before he
went back round bankrupt twice before he actually managed to get his company off
actually managed to get his company off
actually managed to get his company off the ground the Ford Motor
the ground the Ford Motor
the ground the Ford Motor company his net worth if he was still
company his net worth if he was still
company his net worth if he was still alive now is a hundred and ninety nine
alive now is a hundred and ninety nine
alive now is a hundred and ninety nine billion dollars these people embrace the
billion dollars these people embrace the
billion dollars these people embrace the setbacks and they learned from their
setbacks and they learned from their
setbacks and they learned from their setbacks and saw them as the foundations
setbacks and saw them as the foundations
setbacks and saw them as the foundations to their success but I don’t like to see
to their success but I don’t like to see
to their success but I don’t like to see money as a true measure of their value I
money as a true measure of their value I
money as a true measure of their value I like to see what they did for society
like to see what they did for society
like to see what they did for society and the people they motivated as more of
and the people they motivated as more of
and the people they motivated as more of a measure of their value and if you have
a measure of their value and if you have
a measure of their value and if you have a look you can look through history and
a look you can look through history and
a look you can look through history and you can see some pretty cool achievers
you can see some pretty cool achievers
you can see some pretty cool achievers who embrace their dreams embrace the
who embrace their dreams embrace the
who embrace their dreams embrace the crazy dreams that they had who were
crazy dreams that they had who were
crazy dreams that they had who were motivated by these people so I want to
motivated by these people so I want to
motivated by these people so I want to put a challenge out to you because I
put a challenge out to you because I
put a challenge out to you because I think it’s our responsibility and I set
think it’s our responsibility and I set
think it’s our responsibility and I set out to hopefully lead the way with this
out to hopefully lead the way with this
out to hopefully lead the way with this flight around the world to show other
flight around the world to show other
flight around the world to show other young people that anything is possible
young people that anything is possible
young people that anything is possible even if it seems crazy at first if we
even if it seems crazy at first if we
even if it seems crazy at first if we can embrace the crazy if we can learn
can embrace the crazy if we can learn
can embrace the crazy if we can learn from our setbacks and if we can socially
from our setbacks and if we can socially
from our setbacks and if we can socially infect other people to achieve more so
infect other people to achieve more so
infect other people to achieve more so my challenge to you is to embrace the
my challenge to you is to embrace the
my challenge to you is to embrace the crazy
crazy
crazy don’t be afraid of those dreams because
don’t be afraid of those dreams because
don’t be afraid of those dreams because these amazing achievements we’ve seen
these amazing achievements we’ve seen
these amazing achievements we’ve seen from people in the past and these world
from people in the past and these world
from people in the past and these world changes all started because someone had
changes all started because someone had
changes all started because someone had a crazy dream and the tenacity to follow
a crazy dream and the tenacity to follow
a crazy dream and the tenacity to follow it through imagine if we could see a
it through imagine if we could see a
it through imagine if we could see a generation of change a generation where
generation of change a generation where
generation of change a generation where we all embrace the crazy we we band
we all embrace the crazy we we band
we all embrace the crazy we we band together and we collate our ideas work
together and we collate our ideas work
together and we collate our ideas work together to not be known as Generation Z
together to not be known as Generation Z
together to not be known as Generation Z or whatever our generation is now known
or whatever our generation is now known
or whatever our generation is now known as but instead we history can look back
as but instead we history can look back
as but instead we history can look back and say hey that was the generation of
and say hey that was the generation of
and say hey that was the generation of change these people came together they
change these people came together they
change these people came together they embrace their crazy ideas as we’ve heard
embrace their crazy ideas as we’ve heard
embrace their crazy ideas as we’ve heard all night tonight we’ve had some pretty
all night tonight we’ve had some pretty
all night tonight we’ve had some pretty incredible talks and some pretty
incredible talks and some pretty
incredible talks and some pretty incredible programs that have been
incredible programs that have been
incredible programs that have been started in this school imagine if we
started in this school imagine if we
started in this school imagine if we could implement that not only
could implement that not only
could implement that not only australia-wide but nationwide and start
australia-wide but nationwide and start
australia-wide but nationwide and start this social infectivity movement see
this social infectivity movement see
this social infectivity movement see other young people getting out there and
other young people getting out there and
other young people getting out there and actually embracing their crazy dreams
actually embracing their crazy dreams
actually embracing their crazy dreams let’s see where this world can go thank
let’s see where this world can go thank
let’s see where this world can go thank you
you
you [Applause]
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