www.PSFmagazine.com | March-April 2020 | 21 20 | March-April 2020 | Powered Sport Flying USUA News 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.na a.aero Gyroplane • 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 • Pilot: James Ketchell (United Kingdom) • Aircraft: M 16 / Magni powered by Rotax 914 • Previous Record: No records set yet. • Claim Number: 19087 • Course/Location: Kulusuk, Greenland (Denmark)–Reykjavik (Iceland) • Performance: 140.26 km/h (87.15 mph) • Date: 09/06/2019 • Previous Record: No record set yet. and... • Claim Number: 19088 • Course/Location: Reykjavik (Iceland)– Vagar, Faeroe islands (Denmark) • Performance: 151.14 km/h (93.91 mph) • Date: 09/09/2019 • Previous Record: No record set yet. and • Claim Number: 18973 • Course/Location: Popham, Basingstoke (United Kingdom)–Nome, Alaska (USA) • Performance: 4.4 km/h (2.7 mph) • Date: 06/06/2019 and • Claim Number: 19086 • Course/Location: Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada)– Nuuk, Greenland (Denmark) • Performance: 148.24 km/h (92.11 mph) • Date: 09/02/2019 • Previous Record: No record set yet. World Records and Attempts FAI has ratified the following Class E (Rotorcraft) and Class R (Microlights) World records. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the National Aeronautic Association, the United States Ultralight Association and Powered Sport Flying Magazine all congratulate the Pilots on their splendid achievements. Gyroplane • Claim Number: 19101 • Sub-Class: E-3a / Autogyros: take-off weight less than 500 kg • Category: General • Group: 1: internal combustion engine • Type of Record: Speed around the world, Eastbound • Course/Location: Popham, Basingstoke (United Kingdom) • Performance: 10.23 km/h (6.36 mph) • Pilot: James Ketchell (United Kingdom) • Aircraft: M 16 / Magni powered by Rotax 914 • Date: 09/22/2019 • Previous Record: No record set yet. FAI has received the following Class R (Microlights and Paramotors) World record claims. 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). Airplane • Sub-Class: ral2t / Microlights: Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal Engine • Category: Not applicable • Group: Not applicable • Type of Record: Speed over a straight course • Course/Location: Marzaglia, Modena (Italy) • Performance: 337.51 km/h (209.72 mph) • Pilot: Alberto Rodolfo Porto (Italy) • Members: Elisa Tomasi (Italy) • Aircraft: Risen / SEA powered by Rotax 914 • Date: 12/15/2019 • Current Record: 323.82 km/h (201.21 mph) (12/16/2015) Airplane • Claim Number: 19199 • Sub-Class: ral2t / Microlights: Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal Engine • Category: Not applicable • Group: Not applicable • Type of Record: Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km ( miles) • Course/Location: Marzaglia, Modena (Italy) • Performance: 288.33 km/h (179.16 mph) • Pilot: Alberto Rodolfo Porto (Italy) • Members: Elisa Tomasi (Italy) • Aircraft: Siren / Porto Aviation Group powered by Rotax 912 • Date: 12/15/2019 • Current Record: 274.8 km/h (170.8 mph) (12/15/2011) Powered Parachute • Claim Number: 19208 • Sub-Class: rpl1t / Paramotors: Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown with one person / Thermal Engine • Category: Not applicable • Group: Not applicable • Type of Record: Distance over a closed circuit without landing • Course/Location: Madrid (Spain) • Performance: 252.82 km (157.10 miles) • Pilot: Martin Carpio Garcia (Spain) • Aircraft: Explorer Rocky / Airfer • Date: 12/28/2019 • Current Record: 222.4 km (138.2 miles) (06/11/2017– Cesar dos Santos Medeiros, Brazil)
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