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Men's Open Distance World Records - UPDATED FEBRUARY 2008 |
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Current Hang Gliding and Paragliding World Records
Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category : General |
 = click on this icon, when available, to get more information about a record (pictures, etc.) Straight distance : 461.6 km Date of flight: 14/11/2007
Pilot: Frank BROWN (Brazil)
Course/place: Quixada - Duque (Brazil) Paraglider:
Sol Paragliders Tracer Link to Leonardo Tracklog info | |
Straight distance : 461.6 km Date of flight: 14/11/2007
Pilot: Marcelo PRIETO (Brazil)
Course/place: Quixada - Duque (Brazil) Paraglider:
Sol Paragliders Tracer | |
Straight distance : 461.6 km Date of flight: 14/11/2007
Pilot: Rafael MONTEIRO SALADINI (Brazil)
Course/place: Quixada - Duque (Brazil) Paraglider:
Sol Paragliders Tracer Rafael's story on FLYGIRL | |
Straight distance to a declared goal : 368.9 km Date of flight: 07/12/2006
Pilot: Urban VALIC (Slovenia)
Course/place: Vosburg (South Africa) - Jamestown (South Africa) Paraglider:
Mac Para Magus 2S | |
Straight distance to a declared goal : 368.9 km Date of flight: 07/12/2006
Pilot: Aljaz VALIC (Slovenia)
Course/place: Vosburg (South Africa) - Jamestown (South Africa) Paraglider:
Mac Para Magus 6 | |
Out-and-return distance : 259.7 km Date of flight: 20/07/2006
Pilot: Aljaz VALIC (Slovenia)
Course/place: Soriska Planina (Slovenia) Paraglider:
Mac Para Magus | Links to other records set by Aljaz VALICLinks to other records set with the Magus |
Distance over a triangular course : 237.1 km Date of flight: 10/08/2003
Pilot: Pierre BOUILLOUX (France)
Course/place: Pralognan la Vanoise - Fort Steynard - Tête du Parmelan - Pralognan la Vanoise (France) Paraglider:
Gin Gliders Boomerang | |
Speed over a triangular course of 25 km : 41.15 km/h Date of flight: 23/07/2006
Pilot: Charles CAZAUX (France)
Course/place: Aiguebelette, Savoie (France) Paraglider:
Gin Gliders Boomerang 4 | |
Speed over a triangular course of 50 km : 36.07 km/h Date of flight: 26/07/2006
Pilot: Charles CAZAUX (France)
Course/place: St Hilaire du Touvet (France) Paraglider:
Gin Gliders Boomerang 4 | |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km : 30.97 km/h Date of flight: 19/07/2006
Pilot: Marko NOVAK (Slovenia)
Course/place: Soriska Planina (Slovenia) Paraglider:
Gradient Avax RSF | |
Speed over a triangular course of 200 km : 23.50 km/h Date of flight: 19/06/2000
Pilot: Klaus HEIMHOFER (Austria)
Course/place: Stubnerkogel (Austria) Paraglider:
Gin Gliders Boomerang | |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 100 km : 34.75 km/h Date of flight: 03/07/2004
Pilot: Gasper PREVC (Slovenia)
Course/place: Drazgoska Gora (Slovenia) Paraglider:
Gradient Avax RSE | |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 200 km : 34.15 km/h Date of flight: 20/07/2006
Pilot: Marko NOVAK (Slovenia)
Course/place: Soriska Planina (Slovenia) Paraglider:
Gradient Avax RSF | |
Gain of height : 4 526 m Date of flight: 06/01/1993
Pilot: Robbie WHITTALL (UK)
Course/place: Brandvlei (South Africa) Paraglider:
Firebird Navajo Proto | |
Previous OFFICIAL STRAIGHT DISTANCE RECORD Straight distance : 423.4 km Date of flight: 21/06/2002
Pilot: William GADD (Canada)
Course/place: Zapata, TX (USA) - South of Ozona, TX (USA) Paraglider:
Gin Gliders Boomerang Superfly | The Valic brothers set an unofficial world record of 426kms in 2006 from Vosburg, South Africa, but unfortunately, FAI were still using ancient guidelines to ratify the claims which did not take into account GPS technolgy. This came to light in the most unfortunate way when the brothers flew futher than the previous record, but then flew back on their course to find a safer landing spot. The ruling was that FAI measured you from your take off point to your landing point. This, in my opinion, is an extremely dangerous ruling as it may force pilots to take risks and land in bad territory. GPS technology is now used in all competitions to check pilots flight claims and FAI should get with the latest technology. FAI has updated the rules for paragliding competitions etc - Sporting Code 7 I have still to go though it to see if the Measurement for Open Distance Records has changed to GPS tracklog info and nolonger Landing. |
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