Gus McLeod

Gus McLeod (born 1954) is an American pilot and author whose exploits have been featured in reality television appearances. He was the first person to fly around the North Pole in an open-cockpit biplane.

Gus McLeod
McLeod's Stearman in the College Park Aviation Museum
Born
Gustavas A. McLeod[1]

1954 (age 65–66)
EducationB.A. Catholic University
Masters in chemical engineering University of Maryland [2]
OccupationChemical engineer, former CIA agent[1][3]
EmployerProxy Aviation Systems, Inc.[4]
TelevisionThe Amazing Race 6
Spouse(s)Mary
Children3 including Hera

Biography

McLeod grew up in Corinth, Mississippi, the son of a Methodist minister.[1] McLeod is a 1976 graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

On April 17, 2000, he became the first person to fly around the North Pole in an open-cockpit biplane.

McLeod is an entrepreneur who, in 2004, lived in Laytonsville, Maryland.[5] However, in 2004 he was also reported to live in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[6]

McLeod is working with Florida Atlantic University and the Federal Aviation Administration to create a course on aviation history for middle schools.

He has a wife, Mary, and three children, including Hera, who competed with him in The Amazing Race 6.[7][8]

McLeod was featured in a four-column article in the Smithsonian because he planned to fly his "...Beech 18 solo from the South Pole to the North Pole, a 32,000 mile trip, in about two months".}

The UK aeronautic company Cobham plc reports in an employee newsletter that McLeod is a former CIA chemist, and is currently a businessman based in Maryland.[9]

Works
  • Solo to the Top of the World: Gus McLeod's Daring Record Flight, 2003, 245 pages ISBN 1-58834-102-X

Appearances
  • Television — Inside Base Camp: Tori Murden and Gus McLeod, 2002
  • Television — The Amazing Race 6, Nov 14, 2004
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References
  1. "Death and Daring". Washingtonpost.com. 2000-04-05. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  2. "Embracing Adventure Two Alumni Show the Way". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. "Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5 - RECOGNIZING GUS McLEOD". Gpo.gov. 2000-05-03. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  4. Gustavus McLeod. "Gustavus McLeod: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  5. "Adventure Mode - Baltimore Sun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 2004-01-08. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  6. Wang, Cynthia (2013-01-14). "Gus & Hera McLeod - The Amazing Race". People.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  7. "Father-daughter duo out on 'Amazing Race' - today > entertainment - Reality TV". TODAY.com. 2005-01-06. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  8. Jackman, Tom (2013-05-04). "The death of Prince McLeod Rams (Part 4)". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  9. Archived May 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography
  • Smithsonian magazine, April 2003, pg 42 Flight of Fancy
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