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30 Jul 2012, 10:37
This is definitive for UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.
| League table of countries currently holding World microlight and paramotor records. | |||
| Rank | Records | Countries | |
| 1 | 19 | FRA | |
| 2 | 17 | GER | |
| 3 | 13 | CZE | |
| 4 | 11 | HUN | |
| 5 | 8 | BEL, ESP | |
| 6 | 7 | AUS, USA | |
| 7 | 5 | GBR | |
| 8 | 3 | POL, SUI | |
| 9 | 2 | AUT, RSA, RUS | |
| 10 | 1 | BRA, CAN, CHN, IND, ITA | |
| League table of people currently holding UK microlight or paramotor records. | |||
| Rank | Records | People | |
| 1 | 5 | Michel Carnet (GBR) | |
| 2 | 3 |
Bob Calvert (GBR) Eve Jackson (GBR) Julian Harris (GBR) Mark Jackson (GBR) Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR) Robert Sharp (GBR) |
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| 3 | 2 |
David BROOM (GBR) David Smith (GBR) John LAWRENCE (GBR) Laura TURNER (GBR) |
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| 4 | 1 |
Arthur H Trapp (GBR) Brian Milton and Peter Davis (GBR) Dave HAIRS (GBR) David Cook (GBR) Dean ELDRIDGE (GBR) Jane Brooks (GBR) Kevin Bates (GBR) |
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| Top 10 longest standing World records. | |||
| Years | Date | Class / category | Performance |
| 27 | Oct 1985 | AS1 Distance in a closed circuit | 247.5 Km (134 Nm) |
| 26 | Sep 1986 | AL1T Distance in a closed circuit | 805.4 Km (435 Nm) |
| 25 | Aug 1987 | WL1T Distance in a straight line | 811.64 Km (439 Nm) |
| 24 | Sep 1988 | AL1T Distance in a straight line | 1369 Km (740 Nm) |
| 24 | Mar 1989 | AL1T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m | 0h 6m 46s |
| 24 | Mar 1989 | AL1T Altitude | 9144m (29996 Ft) |
| 23 | Jul 1989 | WL1T Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel | 213.6 Km (116 Nm) |
| 23 | Jul 1989 | AL1T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m | 0h 18m 51s |
| 23 | Oct 1989 | WL1T Distance in a straight line with limited fuel | 397 Km (215 Nm) |
| 22 | Jul 1990 | WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km | 75.44 Km/h (41 Kt) |
| Top 10 longest standing UK records. | |||
| Years | Date | Class / category | Performance |
| 29 | Aug 1983 | AL1T Speed over a straight course | 126.3 Km/h (69 Kt) |
| 29 | Mar 1984 | WL1T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m | 0h 22m 36s |
| 29 | Mar 1984 | WL1T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m | 0h 8m 7s |
| 29 | Mar 1984 | WL1T Altitude | 7684m (25206 Ft) |
| 25 | Sep 1987 | AL1T Distance in a straight line | 896.79 Km (485 Nm) |
| 21 | Aug 1991 | WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km | 124.5 Km/h (68 Kt) |
| 21 | Aug 1991 | WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km | 119.5 Km/h (65 Kt) |
| 21 | Aug 1991 | WL1T Speed over a straight course | 128 Km/h (70 Kt) |
| 20 | Sep 1992 | WL1T Distance in a closed circuit | 204.21 Km (111 Nm) |
| 13 | Mar 2000 | PF2T Altitude | 1334m (4376 Ft) |
This list does not include claims pending ratification.