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Site last updated by RMH
30 Apr 2025, 12:55

UK Championship records

Microlight and Paramotor championship records were introduced on 1 Jan 2006 and can only be set in specific tasks as World records in a FAI Category 1 championships or a World Air Games. Nevertheless, before any record can be established as a World record it must still be ratified as a National record first and these are shown here.

Distance with limited fuel
Class: PF1 (Paramotor flown solo)
Location: 2006 European Paramotor Championships, Chozas de Abajo, León (Spain)
Date: 23 August 2006
Performance: 110.161 Km
Pilot: David HAIRS (UK)
Microlight: Bailey Aviation 4-Stroke 150 / Dudek Reaction 29(s)
This was accepted by FAI as as World record

Endurance with limited fuel
No UK record recorded

Precision circuit in the shortest time ('Classical slalom')
No UK record recorded

Precision circuit in the shortest time ('Cloverleaf slalom')
No UK record recorded

Precision circuit in the shortest time ('Japanese slalom')
No UK record recorded