Dario Costa: Watch a Red Bull Zivko Edge 540 race plane fly through a tunnel and set a Guinness World Record at the same time

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(CNN) – Some riders focus on flying high, but Dario Costa’s success in flying low has been achieved in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The 41-year-old Italian pilot on Saturday successfully maneuvered a custom-made Zivko Edge 540 race plane through the twin tunnels of Çatalca along the North Marmara Road in Turkey.

In total, Costa set five records with his feat: the longest tunnel crossed by a plane, first flight by plane through a tunnel, longest flight under a solid obstacle, first flight by plane through two tunnels and first takeoff of a plane from a tunnel. Only the former was officially recognized with a Guinness certificate.

It took more than a year to prepare for the 43.44-second flight.

Costa and his mentor, Hungarian pilot Péter Besenyei, worked alongside 40 team members at Red Bull to stop the flight.

Everything from the time of day to the exact measurement of the wings was carefully planned. On September 4, Costa took off at 6:43 a.m. in order to have the morning sunlight behind him for ideal visibility.

According to Guinness, the total distance covered by Costa was 2.26 km (1.4) miles.

“There was a big question in my head if everything would go as we expected,” Costa said in a statement. “It was a great relief, of course, but happiness was the great emotion. For me, it’s another dream come true.”

Costa was raised in Bologna and worked as a pool cleaner while pursuing his dreams of aviation. He worked as a trickster for the upcoming film “Mission Impossible 7”, which was shot in Italy.

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