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29 Jul 2024, 14:09
This is the definitive list of UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.
Filter: All Current World Superseded World Current UK Superseded UK
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Current UK record
PF1Tm Altitude |
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| Performance | 6629m (21746 Ft) |
| Date | 3 Oct 2015 |
| Pilot | Giles Fowler (GBR) |
| Aircraft | Bailey Matrix / Ozone Viper3 26 |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet 160cc |
| Location | Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
| Observer | Paul Bailey and Paul Mahoney |
| Min. 6828m (22398 Ft) to beat this record. | |
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Superseded UK record
PF1Tm Altitude |
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| Performance | 5580m (18305 Ft) |
| Date | 27 Sep 2014 |
| Pilot | Giles Fowler (GBR) |
| Aircraft | Bailey Matrix / Advance Epsilon 7 |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet |
| Location | Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
| Observer | Paul Bailey, Gordon Blackley, Tom Garner |
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Current UK record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 6000 m |
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| Performance | 1h 20m 33s |
| Date | 3 Oct 2015 |
| Pilot | Giles Fowler (GBR) |
| Aircraft | Bailey Matrix / Ozone Viper 3 26 |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet 160cc |
| Location | Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
| Observer | Paul Bailey and Paul Mahoney |
| Max. 1h 18m 8s to beat this record. | |
| World Records: | Current 0 Superseded 0 |
| UK Records: | Current 2 Superseded 1 |
This list does not include World record claims pending ratification.