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Site last updated by RMH
30 Apr 2021, 18:06

Records set by pilots from Czech Republic (CZE)
This is the definitive list of UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.

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Current World record
AL1T Distance in a straight line without engine power
Performance 54.43 Km (30 Nm)
Date 11 Aug 2010
Pilot Jan Lukeš (CZE)
Aircraft TST-9 Junior 2002
Engine 1 Rotax 447
Location Praha Letnany (Czechoslovakia)
Min. 54.98 Km (30 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
AL2T Distance in a straight line without engine power
Performance 105.59 Km (58 Nm)
Date 15 Aug 2009
Pilot Miloš Dedera (CZE)
Co-pilot Václav CHVÁLA
Aircraft Straton D-8 Mobydick
Engine 1 _other Trabant
Location Jihlava (Czech Republic) - Staré Sedlo (Czech Republic)
Current World record
AL1T Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel
Performance 209.8 Km (114 Nm)
Date 11 Jun 2006
Pilot Jan Lukeš (CZE)
Aircraft TST-9 Junior 2002
Engine 1 Rotax 447
Location Letnany - Trutnov - Letnany (Czech Republic)
Min. 211.9 Km (115 Nm) to beat this record.
Current World record
WL2T Altitude
Performance 8072m (26479 Ft)
Date 13 Sep 2010
Pilot Jan Bém (CZE)
Co-pilot Olga Zaluská
Aircraft La Mouette Chronos 14
Engine Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Min. 8315m (27273 Ft) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL2T Altitude
Performance 6876m (22556 Ft)
Date 23 Jul 2007
Pilot Jan Bèm (CZE)
Co-pilot Jane-Marie BÈM
Aircraft TL-Ultralight TL-2
Engine 1 Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Current World record
WL2T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 7m 20s
Date 14 Sep 2008
Pilot Jan Bém (CZE)
Co-pilot Olga Zaluská
Aircraft Cosmos-Bidulm Chronos 14
Engine Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Max. 0h 7m 6s to beat this record.
Current World record
AL1T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 4m 57s
Date 1 Nov 2019
Pilot Jan Kriz (CZE)
Aircraft Airlony Skylane 914
Engine Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Max. 0h 4m 48s to beat this record.
Current World record
AL2T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 5m 22s
Date 15 Oct 2012
Pilot Jan Bém (CZE)
Co-pilot Jana Lorencová Tucanová
Aircraft Airlony Skylane 914
Engine Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Max. 0h 5m 12s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 26m 36s
Date 4 May 2006
Pilot Jiri Sramek (CZE)
Aircraft Nirvana Mad Max 145
Location Jaromer (Czech Republic)
Current World record
WL2T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 0h 19m 32s
Date 11 Sep 2009
Pilot Jan Bém (CZE)
Co-pilot Olga Zaluská
Aircraft La Mouette Chronos 14
Engine Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Max. 0h 18m 56s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL2T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 0h 33m 15s
Date 23 Jul 2007
Pilot Jan Bèm (CZE)
Co-pilot Jane-Marie BÈM
Aircraft TL-Ultralight TL-2
Engine 1 Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Current World record
AL2T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 0h 13m 7s
Date 2 Nov 2015
Pilot Jan Bém (CZE)
Co-pilot Lucie Dolejšová
Aircraft Airlony Skylane 914
Engine Rotax 914
Location Milovice (Czech Republic)
Max. 0h 12m 43s to beat this record.
Current World record
AL1T Speed over a straight course
Performance 194.2 Km/h (105 Kt)
Date 11 Oct 2003
Pilot Pavel Skarytka (CZE)
Aircraft B-612
Engine 1 Rotax 447
Location Bubovice (Czech Republic)
Min. 196.15 Km/h (106 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a straight course
Performance 274.78 Km/h (149 Kt)
Date 19 Oct 2005
Pilot Jiri Unzeitig (CZE)
Co-pilot Vera VAVRINOVA
Aircraft Vanessa Air Klenor VL-3
Engine 1 Rotax 912
Location Horovice (Czech Republic)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Speed over a straight course
Performance 60.13 Km/h (33 Kt)
Date 19 Jul 2004
Pilot Jiri Sramek (CZE)
Aircraft Nirvana Rodeo 125 + Nirvana Paraglider Master 24
Location Bobuvice airfield (Czech Republic)
Current World record
AL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 175.87 Km/h (95 Kt)
Date 8 Jun 2006
Pilot Jan Lukeš (CZE)
Aircraft TST-9 Junior 2002
Engine 1 Rotax 447
Location Letnany - Benatky -Letnany (Czech Republic)
Min. 177.63 Km/h (96 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 262 Km/h (142 Kt)
Date 11 Mar 2007
Pilot Jiri Unzeitig (CZE)
Co-pilot Vera VAVRINOVA
Aircraft VL-3
Engine 1 Rotax 912
Location Vysoke Myto (Czech Republic)
Current World record
AL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km
Performance 166.8 Km/h (91 Kt)
Date 14 Jun 2009
Pilot Jan Lukeš (CZE)
Aircraft TST-9 Junior 2002
Engine 1 Rotax 447
Location Letnany
Min. 168.47 Km/h (91 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km
Performance 268.4 Km/h (145 Kt)
Date 11 Mar 2007
Pilot Jiri Unzeitig (CZE)
Co-pilot Vera VAVRINOVA
Aircraft VL-3
Engine 1 Rotax 912
Location Vysoke Myto (Czech Republic)
Superseded World championship record
PL1T Japanese Slalom
Performance 61.05 sec
Date 23 Aug 2006
Pilot Frantisek Salava (CZE)
Aircraft _unknown aircraft
Location 2006 European Microlight Championships New Classe León (Spain)
Current World championship record
PL1T Distance with Limited Fuel
Performance 42.22 Km (23 Nm)
Date 23 Aug 2006
Pilot Frantisek Salava (CZE)
Aircraft _unknown aircraft
Location 2006 European Microlight Championships New Classe León (Spain)
Min. 42.22 Km (23 Nm) to beat this record. (Only in FAI Cat 1 Championship)
World Records (CZE): Current 12     Superseded 9
World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records, this listing last checked 27 Mar 2023.

This list does not include World record claims pending ratification.