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Please read the following information before <a href="#data">proceeding down to the data</a> :</p> <ul> <li>the information published on this page is updated daily.</li> <li>we indicate for each pilot his/her nationality at the time of the record flight. Do not therefore be surprised to see mentions of countries which no longer exist as such.</li> <li>similarly, the manufacturer name for each glider corresponds to the name of the company which built it. This may not correspond with the current name of a company which may at a later date have been involved in mergers. We have tried to minimize errors and welcome any correction of this type of information.</li> <li>all current records are available for consultation online. However, only some of the past records have been added to the database at this stage.</li> <li>Persons intending to attempt world records are advised that figures shown for record performances should not be relied upon as being the latest information. They should contact their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080311011917/http://www.fai.org/fai_members/">National Airsport Control Organisation</a> or the FAI Office (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080311011917/http://www.fai.org/EmailRecord">by email</a> or by fax at +41 21 345 1077) for the latest authoritative information before making any record attempt.</li> </ul></div> </td></tr></table> <br/> <a name="data"></a> <table width="100%" class="datablock"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec-title"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Current Gliding World Records<br/> Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)<br/> Category : General</b> </p></div> </td></tr></table> <br/> <div class="small">    <img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="more" valign="top"> = click on this icon, when available, to get more information about a record (pictures, *.igc file, etc.)<br/> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Free Distance : 2 192.9 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 04/12/2004<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Terrence Raymond DELORE (New Zealand)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Steve FOSSETT (USA)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: El Calafate (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schleicher ASH 25 Mi <br/>Registered 'N287SF' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 10316</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=92">Terrence Raymond DELORE</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=2532">ASH 25 Mi</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Free out-and-return distance : 2 247.6 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 02/12/2003<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Chapelco (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KAHG' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 8198</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Free distance using up to 3 turn points : 3 009 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 21/01/2003<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Chapelco, Airport of San Martin de los Andes (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'DKAHG' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 7605</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14403" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Free triangle distance : 1582.8 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 09/01/2007<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Jürgen GUCKENBERGER (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Zapala (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14403</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=8153" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Straight Distance to a Goal : 2 123 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 23/11/2003<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Hervé LEFRANC (France)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Calafate (Argentina) - San Juan (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'DKAHG' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 8153</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14390" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Distance using up to 3 turn points : 2405.5 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 01/01/2007<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Keisuke EGUCHI (Japan)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Zapala (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14390</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Out-and-return distance : 2 245.6 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 02/12/2003<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Chapelco (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KAHG' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 8199</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14352" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Distance over a triangular course : 1556.3 km </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 23/11/2006<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Herbert PIRKER (Austria)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Zapala (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14352</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14392" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km : 306.8 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 22/12/2006<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Matias Garcia MAZZARO (Argentine)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Zapala (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14392</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14387" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km : 203.1 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 21/12/2006<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Jean-Marie CLEMENT (France)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Pascal FUA (France)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KJMM' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14387</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=4391">Jean-Marie CLEMENT</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km : 177.3 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 11/12/2003<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Regis KUNTZ<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Chapelco (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KAHG' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 8251</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Speed over an out-and-return course of 2 000 km : 152.5 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 02/12/2003<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Chapelco (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KAHG' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 8205</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14380" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Speed over a triangular course of 100 km : 289.4 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 18/12/2006<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: FECHINO Esteban (Argentine)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Zapala (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14380</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=12232" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Speed over a triangular course of 300 km : 225.69 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 21/11/2005<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Kathrin WOETZEL (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Chos Malal (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'DKTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 12232</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=12237" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Speed over a triangular course of 500 km : 194.79 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 23/11/2005<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Kathrin WOETZEL (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Chos Malal (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'DKTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 12237</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14393" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Speed over a triangular course of 750 km : 176.5 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 21/12/2006<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Esteban FECHINO (Argentine)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Zapala (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM <br/>Registered 'D-KTOH' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14393</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1902">Klaus OHLMANN</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=702">Nimbus 4 DM</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km : 169.72 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 05/01/1995<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Helmut H. FISCHER (Germany)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (South Africa)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Ventus <br/>Registered 'ZS-GOY' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 5009</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=118">Helmut H. FISCHER</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=336">Ventus</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14903" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km : 151.5 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 19/12/2007<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Laszlo HEGEDUS (Hungary)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Bitterwasser (Namibia)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 T <br/>Registered 'HA-3176' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14903</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=3731">Laszlo HEGEDUS</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=329">Nimbus 4 T</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Speed over a triangular course of 1 500 km : 119.11 km/h </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 13/12/2003<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Steve FOSSETT (USA)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Terrence Raymond DELORE (New Zealand)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schleicher ASH 25 Mi <br/>Registered 'N287SF' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 8250</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1372">Steve FOSSETT</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=2532">ASH 25 Mi</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/documents.asp?from=gliding&id=14043" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080311011917im_/http://records.fai.org/logos/photo.jpg" width="30" height="21" alt="additional documents available" align="right" border="0"></a> <b>Absolute altitude : 15 460 m </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 29/08/2006<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Steve FOSSETT (USA)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Crew</b></font>: Einar ENEVOLDSON (USA)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: El Calafate (Argentina)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Glaser-Dirks DG-505 <br/>Registered 'N577SF' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 14043</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=1372">Steve FOSSETT</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=3940">DG-505</a> </td></tr></table> <br/> <table width="100%" class="datablock-rec"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="normal"><p> <b>Gain of height : 12 894 m </b></p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Date of flight</b></font>: 25/02/1961<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Pilot</b></font>: Paul F. BIKLE (USA)<br/> <font color="#888888"><b>Course/place</b></font>: Fox Airport, Lancaster, CA (USA)</p> <p> <font color="#888888"><b>Glider</b></font>: Schweizer SGS 1-23 E <br/>Registered 'N91893' </p><div align="right"> <div class="small"><p>Database ID 5010</p></div></div> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td class="small" bgcolor="#efefef"> Links to other records set by <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=342">Paul F. BIKLE</a><br/> Links to other records set with the <a href="aircraft.asp?id=10">SGS 1-23 E</a> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> </td> <td width="269" class="datablock-right"> <table width="100%" class="datablock"><tr><td class="datablock-cell"> <div class="small"><b>Links:</b><br/> - <a href="/web/20080311011917/http://records.fai.org/gliding/">Gliding World Records Homepage</a><br/> - <a 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