These are known as absolute records and represent the most difficult kind of record to break.

Six absolute records, three for Microlights and three for Paramotors were approved by the CIMA Plenary in 2014. Any person who sets a World record shown below after 1 Jan 2015 will receive a De la Vaulx Medal

Fastest Microlight (Horizontal speed)
UK record Performance 187 Km/h (101 Kt) Date 14 Apr 2002 Pilot Julian Harris (GBR) Co-pilot Robert Sharp Aircraft Jabiru UL, registration G-ENRE Location Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK Initial claim received: 15 April 2002, Detailed claim received: 25 April 2002, Ratified as a UK record 11 June 2002, Ratified as a World record 23 July 2002. Class AL2T : Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine Record Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km Min. 188.87 Km/h (102 Kt) to beat this record.	World record Performance 413.28 Km/h (224 Kt) Date 18 Apr 2022 Pilot Niklas Anderberg (SWE) Co-pilot Fredrik Lanz Aircraft Blackwing Sweden AB BW 635 RG Engine Rotax 915 iS Location Landskrona (Sweden) Class AL2T : Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine Record Speed over a straight course Min. 417.42 Km/h (226 Kt) to beat this record.
Fastest Paramotor (Horizontal speed)
UK record Performance 77.3 Km/h (42 Kt) Date 19 Sep 2015 Pilot Barry Holleran (GBR) Aircraft Dudek Hadron Engine Polini Thor 250 Location Earnley, West Sussex Information from FAI Class PF1Tm : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male Record Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km Min. 78.07 Km/h (43 Kt) to beat this record.	World record Performance 80.55 Km/h (44 Kt) Date 8 Apr 2012 Pilot Ryan D. Shaw (USA) Aircraft Dudek Plasma Engine Simonini Mini 2 EVO 230 Location Peoria, AZ (USA) Class PF1Tm : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male Record Speed over a straight course Min. 81.36 Km/h (44 Kt) to beat this record.
Furthest Microlight (Distance)
UK record Performance 896.79 Km (485 Nm) Date 30 Sep 1987 Pilot Brian Milton and Peter Davis (GBR) Aircraft 2 CFM Shadows Engine Each 1 x Rotax 447 Location Southampton, Hampshire to Kirkwall, Orkney (UK) Departed Southampton Airport at 0845, arrived Kirkwall 1615 Class AL1T : Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine Record Distance in a straight line Min. 905.76 Km (490 Nm) to beat this record.	World record Performance 1369 Km (740 Nm) Date 6 Sep 1988 Pilot Bernard D'otreppe (BEL) Aircraft Aviasud Engineering Albatros Engine 1 Rotax 377 Location Fréjus La Palud (France) Class AL1T : Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine Record Distance in a straight line Min. 1382.69 Km (747 Nm) to beat this record.
Furthest Paramotor (Distance)
UK record Performance 149.65 Km (81 Nm) Date 6 Mar 2012 Pilot Michel Carnet (GBR) Aircraft Dudek Nucleon 29 / Nirvana Instinct 200 Engine Simonini 200 Location Petersfield, UK Observer Mark Morgan Ratified as a World record Class PF1Tm : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male Record Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel Min. 151.15 Km (82 Nm) to beat this record.	World record Performance 1105 Km (597 Nm) Date 23 Apr 2007 Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP) Aircraft Advance Omega 7 Engine PAP ROS 1450 Location Jerez, Cadiz (Spain) - Lanzarote, Canarias (Spain) More info www.draconexion.com Class PF1Tm : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male Record Distance in a straight line Min. 1116.05 Km (603 Nm) to beat this record.
Highest Microlight (Altitude)
UK record Performance 7684m (25206 Ft) Date 16 Mar 1984 Pilot Bob Calvert (GBR) Aircraft Puma Sprint / Robin 3 Cyl Location Peasington (UK) Class WL1T : Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine Record Altitude Min. 7915m (25962 Ft) to beat this record.	World record Performance 9720m (31885 Ft) Date 18 Sep 1994 Pilot Serge Zin (FRA) Aircraft Air Création Norgil Engine 1 Rotax 582 Location Saint-Auban (France) Class WL1T : Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine Record Altitude Min. 10012m (32842 Ft) to beat this record.
Highest Paramotor (Altitude)
UK record 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 Class PF1Tm : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male Record Altitude Min. 6828m (22398 Ft) to beat this record.	World record Performance 7589m (24895 Ft) Date 19 Sep 2009 Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP) Aircraft Advance Sigma 7 Location Hushe's Valey (Pakistan) Class PF1Tm : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male Record Altitude Min. 7817m (25642 Ft) to beat this record.

World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records, this listing last checked 27 Mar 2023. World record claims pending ratification are NOT included here.