www.PSFmagazine.com | May-June 2019 | 23 22 | May-June 2019 | Powered Sport Flying n Parts, Repair, Overhaul n Maintenance n A&P Technicians on Staff n Large Inventory of Engines LEADING EDGE AIR FOILS LLC The Central USA independent SERVICE CENTRE PSF57 Check Our Our Easy-to-Use WEBSTORE at leadingedgeairfoils.com 1216 North Road Lyons, WI 53148 1.800.532.3462 Check the Mailing Label on the Back Cover to See if Your Subscription is Running Out Gyroplane • Claim Number: 18926 • Sub-Class: E-3a / Autogyros: take-off weight less than 500 kg • Category: General • Group: 1: piston engine • Type of Record: Speed over a recognized course • Course/Location: Popham, Basingstoke (United Kingdom)–Tartu (Estonia) • Performance: 2.9 km/hr (1.8 mph) • Pilot: James Ketchell (United Kingdom) • Aircraft: M 16 / Magni • Date: 04/28/2019 • Current Record: No record set yet. Gyroplane • Claim Number: 18928 • Sub-Class: E-3a / Autogyros: take-off weight less than 500 kg • Category: General • Group: 1: piston engine • Type of Record: Speed over a recognized course • Course/Location: Popham, Basingstoke (United Kingdom)–Moscow (Russia) • Performance: 3.5 km/hr (2.2 mph) • Pilot: James Ketchell (United Kingdom) • Aircraft: M 16 / Magni • Date: 05/01/2019 • Current Record: No record set yet. Setting a Record 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 from the microlight section of www.fai.org 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 World Records and Attempts Fai has received the following Class E (Rotorcraft) World record claims. The details shown below are provisional. When all the evidence required has been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and the record ratified (if appropriate.) USUA News
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