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29 Jul 2024, 14:09
From 2006 onwards CIMA may award the Ann Welch Diploma to the pilot or crew of a microlight or paramotor who made the most meritorious flight which resulted in a microlight or paramotor World record claim ratified since the last CIMA plenary meeting. These records are at Ann Welch Diploma candidates
| PF1Tm Altitude | |
| Performance | 2918m (9572 Ft) |
| Date | 22 Sep 2014 |
| Pilot | Gordon Blackley (GBR) |
| Aircraft | Bailey Matrix / Advance Epsilon 7 |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet |
| Location | Over, Cambridgeshire |
| Observer | Paul Bailey, Giles Fowler, Suzanne Hobbs |
| PF1Tm Altitude | |
| 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 |
| PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m | |
| Performance | 0h 21m 53s |
| Date | 22 Sep 2014 |
| Pilot | Gordon Blackley (GBR) |
| Aircraft | Bailey Matrix / Advance Epsilon 7 |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet |
| Location | Over, Cambridgeshire |
| Observer | Paul Bailey, Giles Fowler, Suzanne Hobbs |
| Did not quite exceed the current World Record by the required 3% (missed by 23 sec) | |
| PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m | |
| Performance | 0h 18m 49s |
| Date | 29 Nov 2014 |
| Pilot | Mark Morgan (GBR) |
| Aircraft | Bailey Matrix / Ozone Viper 3 |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet 160cc |
| Location | Earnley, West Sussex |
| More info | www.youtube.com |
| Observer | Barry Holleran |
| PF2T Altitude | |
| Performance | 3450m (11318 Ft) |
| Date | 29 Sep 2014 |
| Pilot | Mick Roche (GBR) |
| Co-pilot | Susanne Hobbs |
| Aircraft | Bailey Matrix / Advance Bi-Beta 5 |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet |
| Location | Over, Canbridgeshire |
| Observer | Paul Bailey, Giles Fowler, Gordon Blackley |
| PF2T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m | |
| Performance | 0h 48m 44s |
| Date | 29 Sep 2014 |
| Pilot | Mick Roche (GBR) |
| Co-pilot | Suzanne Hobbs |
| Aircraft | Advance Bi Beta with Matrix |
| Engine | Bailey Hornet |
| Location | Over, Cambridgeshire |
| Ratified by FAI as a World record | |