Ten Years Ago: Mardna's 111km model seaplane world record
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If you want to bag a distance world record in aeromodelling it can help if you get up early, when the wind is calm and the sky is clear. For Toomas Mardna exactly ten years ago on Friday 17 June 2006, 'early' meant a pre-dawn start. Together with co-pilot Juri Laidna the pair were aiming to set a world record out-and-return flight with a model Mardna had designed and built himself. Mardna was well-known in Estonia and the international aeromodelling scene. A member of the Estonian Aerosports Federation his FAI Sporting Licence number was EST0002 – he was in at the very beginning. Second FAI European Paramotor Slalom Championships kicks off in Spain
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