Recent World Record Claims and Competition Update 09/08

World Record Claims received recently by FAI include:

Claim number : 15051
Sub-class :F8 Open (Aeroplane, Electric motor S (rechargeable sources of current))
Category: F8: Autonomous Flight
Type of record : N°914: Duration
Course/location : California Valley, CA (USA)
Performance : 31 min 12 sec
Modelflyer : Gary B. FOGEL (USA)
Members : Lindsey CHEW (USA)
Date :03.05.2008
Previous record : no record set yet

Claim number : 15138
Sub-class :RPF1 (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person)
Type of record : Altitude
Course/location : Granada (Spain)
Performance : 6 721 m
Pilot : Ramon MORILLAS SALMERON (Spain)
Paramotor : Advance Omega 7
Date :02.09.2008
Previous record : 6 102 m (06.10.2006 - Ramon MORILLAS SALMERON, Spain)

Claim number : 15190
Sub-class :G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: General
Group : Competition / Team records
Type of record : Formation Skydiving, vertical, longest sequence
Course/location : Eloy, AZ (USA)
Performance : 40 Points
Team: Mandrin
Members : WITTENBURG Michael (USA), BUCKLAND Brian (USA), NELSON
Matthew (USA), BROWN Dave (USA), STARCK Kyle (USA)
Date :24.10.2008
Current record : no record set yet

Claim number : 15137
Sub-class :O-3 (Paragliders)
Category: Feminine
Type of record : Distance using up to 3 turn points
Course/location : Fiesch (Switzerland)
Performance : 103.8 km
Pilot : Anja KROLL (Switzerland)
Paraglider : Gin Gliders Boomerang (HG)
Date :30.08.2008
Previous record : no record set yet

Claim number : 15216
Sub-class :C-1c (Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg)
Group : Group 1 : internal combustion engine
Type of record : Speed around the world, Westbound
Course/location : Orlando, FL (USA)
Performance : 186 km/h
Pilot : CarolAnn GARRAT (USA)
Crew : FOY Carol M. (USA)
Aircraft : Mooney M-20J
Date :11.12.2008
Current record : 87.51 km/h (27.05.1988 - Charles C. CLASSEN, USA)

(Paragliding)
23.01-6.02.2009 11th FAI World Paragliding Championship (MEX)

(Parachuting)
05-09.03.2009 4th FAI European Paraski Championship (AUT)