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30 Apr 2021, 18:06

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

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Superseded World record
AL2T Altitude
Performance 7143m (23432 Ft)
Date 16 Apr 1993
Pilot Walter Mauri (ITA)
Co-pilot Heike GOETTLICHER
Aircraft Rodaro Storch
Engine 1 Rotax 582
Location Campoformido Airport, Udine (Italy)
Current World record
GL1 Altitude
Performance 8399m (27552 Ft)
Date 8 Nov 2015
Pilot Donatella Ricci (ITA)
Aircraft Magni M 16
Engine Rotax 914
Location Ponte di Piave, TV (Italy)
Min. 8651m (28378 Ft) to beat this record.
Current World record
GL1 Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 13m 44s
Date 8 Nov 2015
Pilot Donatella Ricci (ITA)
Aircraft Magni M 16
Engine Rotax 914
Location Ponte di Piave, TV (Italy)
Max. 0h 13m 19s to beat this record.
Current World record
GL1 Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 0h 25m 40s
Date 8 Nov 2015
Pilot Donatella Ricci (ITA)
Aircraft Magni M 16
Engine Rotax 914
Location Ponte di Piave, TV (Italy)
Max. 0h 24m 53s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a straight course
Performance 400.45 Km/h (217 Kt)
Date 16 Apr 2021
Pilot Alberto Rodolfo Porto (ITA)
Co-pilot Yasemin Arslan van Deursen
Aircraft Porto Aviation Group Risen
Engine Rotax 914
Location Caiolo, Sondrio (Italy)
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a straight course
Performance 330.45 Km/h (179 Kt)
Date 15 Dec 2019
Pilot Alberto Rodolfo Porto (ITA)
Co-pilot Elisa Tomasi
Aircraft SEA Risen
Engine Rotax 914
Location Marzaglia, Modena (Italy)
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a straight course
Performance 323.82 Km/h (175 Kt)
Date 16 Dec 2015
Pilot Alberto Rodolfo Porto (ITA)
Co-pilot Sara Della Moretta
Aircraft SEA Risen
Engine Rotax 912
Location Ozzano Dell'Emilia, BO (Italy)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Speed over a straight course
Performance 64.85 Km/h (36 Kt)
Date 19 Sep 2009
Pilot Raffaele Benetti (ITA)
Aircraft Morpheus 11 U-Turn
Engine _other Race Fly Products
Location Pisa (Italy)
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 378.94 Km/h (205 Kt)
Date 16 Apr 2021
Pilot Alberto Rodolfo Porto (ITA)
Co-pilot Yasemin Arslan van Deursen
Aircraft Porto Aviation Group Risen
Engine Rotax 914
Location Caiolo, Sondrio (Italy)
Superseded World record
AL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 283.62 Km/h (154 Kt)
Date 15 Dec 2019
Pilot Alberto Rodolfo Porto (ITA)
Co-pilot Elisa Tomasi
Aircraft Porto Aviation Group Siren
Engine Rotax 912
Location Marzaglia, Modena (Italy)
Superseded World championship record
PF1Tf Clover Leaf Slalom
Performance 68.94 sec
Date 11 Jun 2009
Pilot Angela Ciuffoletti (ITA)
Aircraft Nervures Faïal XS
Engine PXP Fly 100 EVO
Location Torino (Italy)
World Records (ITA): Current 3     Superseded 8
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.