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Judy Leden - HG and PG Record holder |
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 Judy Leden  Judy Leden UK Ladies Record | Ruth Churchill Dower supplied the majority of thi information. The UK womens' record holder is Judy Leden, a stunning pilot, who has a number of records under her belt including:
1983 – Women’s Open Distance Record of 233km (Owens Valley, California) (hang gliding?)
1989 - First woman (second person) to hang glide across the English Channel, having been dropped from a hot air balloon over the white cliffs of Dover. |
1991 - First person to hang glide from the summit of Cotopaxi, Ecuador - one of the world's highest active volcanos.
1994 - World hang gliding balloon drop altitude record - 38,900 feet over Jordan.
1998 - World tandem hang gliding balloon drop altitude record - 18,000 feet with Lucy Armour as passenger.
1999 - World tandem hang gliding balloon drop record - 20,000 feet with a Challenge of a Lifetime contestant for "Don't Try This at Home"
2003 – Test pilot for replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s 500 year old glider
2003 – British women’s paragliding distance record of 125km - done on 13.07.04 in Derbyshire.
See http://www.pgcomps.org.uk/pp/?ppcgi=flightShow.cgi&flight=3641
Article with photos - PG to HG Conversions in 4 Days
Book - Flying with Condors by Judy Leden and a short extract
Patron for the British Disabled Flying Association
Motivational Speaker PAST records:
List of past records established by 'Judy LEDEN (UK)' Note : A number of record holders have established world records in several aviation disciplines.
We present on this page the complete history of achievements for this pilot. records.fai.org | Class O (Hang Gliders)
Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category : Feminine
Distance over a triangular course : 114.1 km Date of flight: 22/06/1991
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Unterberghorn, Kössen (Austria) Hang glider: Airwave K2 Mylar |
Class O (Hang Gliders)
Category : Feminine
Distance via a single turn point : 81.7 km Date of flight: 14/01/1990
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Forbes, NSW (Australia) Hang glider: Airwave Magic Kiss
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Class O (Hang Gliders)
Category : Feminine
Distance via a single turn point : 170.0 km Date of flight: 22/01/1990
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Forbes, NSW (Australia) Hang glider: Airwave Magic Kiss |
Class O (Hang Gliders)
Category : Feminine
Gain of height : 3 970 m Date of flight: 01/12/1992
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Kuruman Airfield (South Africa) Hang glider: Wills Wing HP AT 145 |
Class O (Hang Gliders)
Category : Feminine
Out-and-return distance : 82.04 km Date of flight: 15/06/1983
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Gunter Launch, Owens Valley, CA (USA) Hang glider: Wills Wing Duck 160 |
Class O (Hang Gliders)
Category : Feminine
Straight distance : 233.9 km Date of flight: 13/07/1983
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Horseshoe Meadows, Owens Valley, CA (USA) Hang glider: Wills Wing Duck 160 |
Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category : Feminine
Distance over a triangular course : 50.3 km Date of flight: 20/07/1994
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Piedrahita (Spain) Paraglider: Edel Rainbow 26 |
Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category : Feminine
Distance via a single turn point : 129.1 km Date of flight: 09/12/1992
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Vryburg (South Africa) Paraglider: Firebird Apache 23 |
Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category : Feminine
Speed over a triangular course of 50 km : 15.80 km/h Date of flight: 20/07/1994
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Piedrahita (Spain) Paraglider: Edel Rainbow 26 |
Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category : Feminine
Straight distance : 128.5 km Date of flight: 09/12/1992
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Vryburg (South Africa) Paraglider: Firebird Apache 23 |
Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category : General
Distance via a single turn point : 129.1 km Date of flight: 09/12/1992
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Vryburg (South Africa) Paraglider: Firebird Apache 23 |
Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category : General
Speed over a triangular course of 50 km : 15.80 km/h Date of flight: 20/07/1994
Pilot: Judy LEDEN (UK)
Course/place: Piedrahita (Spain) Paraglider: Edel Rainbow 26 | | | | | | | |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 April 2008 )
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