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Aberdeen teen completes flight around world

Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, arrives at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, arrives at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Sean M. Haffey AP
Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, speaks to media after arriving at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, speaks to media after arriving at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Sean M. Haffey AP
Matt Guthmiller, right, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, walks with his mother Shirley after arriving at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Matt Guthmiller, right, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, walks with his mother Shirley after arriving at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Sean M. Haffey AP
Matt Guthmiller, right, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, stands with his mother Shirley as they talk to media after landing at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014. =
Matt Guthmiller, right, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, stands with his mother Shirley as they talk to media after landing at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014. =
Sean M. Haffey AP
Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, arrives at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, arrives at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Sean M. Haffey ASSOCIATED PRESS
Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, arrives at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Matt Guthmiller, the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world, arrives at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday, July 14, 2014.
Sean M. Haffey AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. steers his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. steers his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. waves from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. waves from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. flashes a thumbs-up sign from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. flashes a thumbs-up sign from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. smiles from the cockpit of his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. smiles from the cockpit of his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. flashes a thumbs-up sign from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. flashes a thumbs-up sign from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. waves from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. waves from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. is welcomed by Dawnee Acelajado after landing at the Manila International Airport on his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D. is welcomed by Dawnee Acelajado after landing at the Manila International Airport on his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D., waves from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, S.D., waves from his single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane after landing at the Manila International Airport Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez AP