The FAI has ratified the records flown by Morgan Sandercock in his Ultralight glider, the Sparrowhawk. Congratulations Morgan.
-----Original Message----- From: sy...@listserver.fai.org [mailto:sy...@listserver.fai.org] On Behalf Of records Sent: Friday, 3 July 2015 10:27 PM To: NAC, Records FAI; IGC, Information Subject: [igc-discuss] New Gliders World Record - 3.07.2015 FAI has ratified the following Class D (Gliders) World record : ================================================ Claim number : 17243 Sub-class :DU (Ultralight Gliders) Category: General Type of record : Triangle Distance Course/location : Ely, NV (USA) Performance : 738.6 km Pilot : Morgan Sandercock (Australia) Glider : SparrowHawk / Windward Performance Date :03.07.2014 Previous record : 507.28 km (28.06.2009 - James M. Payne, USA) ================================================ and ================================================ Claim number : 17244 Sub-class :DU (Ultralight Gliders) Category: General Type of record : Free triangle distance Course/location : Ely, NV (USA) Performance : 772.4 km Pilot : Morgan Sandercock (Australia) Glider : SparrowHawk / Windward Performance Date :03.07.2014 Previous record : 530.13 km (28.06.2009 - James M. Payne, USA) ================================================ and ================================================ Claim number : 17245 Sub-class :DU (Ultralight Gliders) Category: General Type of record : Speed over a triangular course of 300 km Course/location : Ely, NV (USA) Performance : 102.09 km/h Pilot : Morgan Sandercock (Australia) Glider : SparrowHawk / Windward Performance Date :30.06.2014 Previous record : 83.82 km/h (20.07.2002 - William G. Osoba, USA) ================================================ FAI congratulates the Pilot on this splendid achievement. -- FAI logo *Christine ROUSSON | Record Officer* FAI - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Maison du Sport International | Av. de Rhodanie 54 | 1007 Lausanne | Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)21 345 10 70 | Fax: +41 (0)21 345 10 77 www.fai.org <http://www.fai.org> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/airsports.fai> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/airsports_fai> Breitling logo To unsubscribe from this list, click here: http://lists.fai.org/wws/auto_signoff/igc-discuss/pam%40kurstjens.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
