www.PSFmagazine.com | December 2017 | 19 World Records World Records and Attempts Powered Parachute • Claim Number: 18180 • Sub-Class: rpl1t / Paramotors: Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown with one person / Thermal Engine • Category: Not applicable • Group: Not applicable • Type of Record: Altitude • Course/Location: Pont Saint Vincent– Bainville sur Madon (France) • Performance: 5,703 m (18,711 feet) • Pilot: Julien Barbier (France) • Aircraft: Eco 4 / Fly Products • Date: 6/19/2017 • Current Record: 5,386 m (17,670 feet) (9/9/2000–Howard M. Gish, Jr, USA) FAI has received the following Class R (Microlights and Paramotors) World record claim: Weight Shift Control • Claim Number: 18278 • Sub-Class: rwl2t / Microlights: Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal Engine • Category: Not applicable • Group: Not applicable • Type of Record: Distance in a straight line without landing • Course/Location: Bremgarten (Germany)– Neubrandenburg (Germany) • Performance: 749.8 km (465.9 miles) • Pilot: Hans–Ulrich Dörr (Germany) • Aircraft: Eagle V • Date: 10/21/2017 • Current Record: 705.16 km (438.16 miles) (9/6/2013) The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required has been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and the record ratified (if appropriate). FAI has ratified the following Class R (Microlights and Paramotors) World record. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the National Aeronautic Association, the United States Ultralight Association and Powered Sport Flying Magazine all congratulate the Pilot on his splendid achievement. If you are in the United States and would like to set an aviation world record, you should first read the current fai Sporting Code. For Microlights, it is called Section 10 and can be downloaded for no charge at www.fai.org/microlight/documents/sc10 For Rotorcraft, the part of the Sporting Code you need to refer to is Section 9. It can also be downloaded for no charge. Then, contact the National Aeronautic Association (naa) to learn more about how you can set your own record! Visit them at www.naa.aero
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