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Records set by pilots from Spain (ESP)
This is the definitive list of UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.

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Current World record
PF1Tm Distance in a straight line
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)
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Min. 1116.05 Km (603 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Distance in a straight line
Performance 951 Km (514 Nm)
Date 8 Jun 2006
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Epsilon 5, PAP 1400 Ross
Location Aldea la Bella, Lepe (Spain) - Roquefort (France)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Distance in a straight line
Performance 644 Km (348 Nm)
Date 21 Jun 1998
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Nova Vertex 24/PAP-1100 Solo 210 cc
Engine 1 PAP 1 100 Top 80
Location Almonte, Huelva (Spain) - Minuesa, Teruel (Spain)
Current World record
PF2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 568 Km (307 Nm)
Date 28 Oct 2016
Pilot Rubén Vicente Crespo (ESP)
Co-pilot Jose Ramón Martín Gutierrez
Aircraft Airfer Explorer 250
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Mutxamel (Spain) - Herreruela (Spain)
Min. 573.68 Km (310 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 360 Km (195 Nm)
Date 13 Oct 2006
Pilot Angel Javier Carrasco Palacios (ESP)
Co-pilot NAVARRO BECERRA Luis Alberto
Aircraft Airfer VR200
Engine Walkerjet F200
Location Barrax (Spain) - Malpartida de Plasencia (Spain)
Superseded World record
PL2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 406 Km (220 Nm)
Date 24 Feb 2018
Pilot Andres Francisco Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
Co-pilot Vicente Mendoza Cardenal
Aircraft Sol Paragliders Hercules 380
Location Zafra - Cuenca (Spain)
Current World record
PF1Tf Distance in a straight line
Performance 440.9 Km (239 Nm)
Date 27 Oct 2009
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Dudek Nucleon 27
Engine ROS ROS 100
Location Almensilla (Spain) - Sevilla (Spain)
Min. 445.31 Km (241 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Distance in a straight line with limited fuel
Performance 70 Km (38 Nm)
Date 17 Oct 1997
Pilot José Manuel Sanchez Fernandez (ESP)
Aircraft Windtech Kena
Engine 1 PAP 1 100 Top 80
Location La Cañada, Cáceres (Spain) - Montehermoso, Cáceres (Spain)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 179.4 Km (97 Nm)
Date 28 Jun 1995
Pilot Laureano Casado Tirado (ESP)
Aircraft Trekking Trekking Espace
Engine 1 JPX Pull 425
Location Coruna del Conde, Burgos (Spain)
Superseded World record
PL1T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 249.9 Km (135 Nm)
Date 28 Dec 2019
Pilot Martin Carpio Garcia (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Kougar 3
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Ciempozuelos, Madrid (Spain)
Current World record
PL2T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 305 Km (165 Nm)
Date 25 Oct 2021
Pilot Martin Carpio Garcia (ESP)
Co-pilot Isidoro Ruperto Fernandez
Aircraft Niviuk R-Bus
Engine Vittorazi Cosmos 300
Location Lillo (Spain)
Min. 308.05 Km (167 Nm) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tf Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 309.93 Km (168 Nm)
Date 23 Mar 2019
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Qubik
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Cervera - Caspe - Barbastro - Cervera (Spain)
Min. 313.03 Km (170 Nm) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tm Altitude
Performance 7589m (24895 Ft)
Date 19 Sep 2009
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Sigma 7
Location Hushe's Valey (Pakistan)
Min. 7817m (25642 Ft) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Altitude
Performance 6721m (22047 Ft)
Date 2 Sep 2008
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Omega 7
Engine PAP VR 200
Location Granada (Spain)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Altitude
Performance 6102m (20017 Ft)
Date 6 Oct 2006
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Omega 7
Engine PAP 1400 ROS
Location Granada (Spain)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Altitude
Performance 5414m (17760 Ft)
Date 29 Apr 2005
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Omega Proto & PAP 1.400 Blackdevil
Location Los Realejos, Tenerife (Spain)
Current World record
PL1T Altitude
Performance 7334m (24058 Ft)
Date 17 Sep 2021
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmerón (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Quibik 25
Engine Vittorazi Cosmos 300
Location Cenes de la Vega, Granada (Spain)
Min. 7555m (24780 Ft) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tf Altitude
Performance 6250m (20502 Ft)
Date 8 Oct 2013
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Artik 3
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Castejon de Sos (Spain)
Min. 6438m (21117 Ft) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tf Altitude
Performance 4996m (16389 Ft)
Date 16 Apr 2011
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft PAP
Engine Vittorazi Moster 185
Location Albuquerque (Spain)
Superseded World record
PF1Tf Altitude
Performance 4073m (13361 Ft)
Date 1 May 2009
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Epsilon 5
Engine PAP YR 200
Location Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (Spain)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 22m 10s
Date 6 Jun 2013
Pilot Jason Whitehead (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Artik 3
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Sant Pere Pescador (Spain)
Current World record
PF2T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 41m 25s
Date 21 Apr 2015
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Co-pilot Jason Whitehead
Aircraft Niviuk Takoo 3
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Sant Pere Pescador (Spain)
Max. 0h 40m 10s to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tf Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 22m 5s
Date 6 Jun 2013
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Artik 3
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Sant Pere Pescador (Spain)
Max. 0h 21m 25s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tf Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 30m 29s
Date 1 May 2009
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Epsilon 6
Engine PAP YR 200
Location Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (Spain)
Current World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 1h 12m 32s
Date 2 Sep 2008
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Omega 7
Engine PAP VR 200
Location Granada (Spain)
Max. 1h 10m 21s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 4h 40m 27s
Date 6 Oct 2006
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Omega 7
Engine PAP 1400 ROS
Location Granada (Spain)
Current World record
PL1T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 0h 57m 30s
Date 17 Sep 2021
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmerón (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Quibik 25
Engine Vittorazi Cosmos 300
Location Cenes de la Vega, Granada (Spain)
Max. 0h 55m 46s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 65.41 Km/h (36 Kt)
Date 20 Jan 2007
Pilot Juan Jose Garcia De Abajo (ESP)
Aircraft Dudek Reaction TST 27
Engine Hirth F 33
Location Lanzahita (Spain)
Superseded World record
PL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 61.9 Km/h (34 Kt)
Date 20 Jan 2007
Pilot Daniel Crespo Valdez (ESP)
Aircraft Ozone Viper
Engine Walkerjet F200
Location Lanzahita (Spain)
Superseded World championship record
PF1Tm Japanese Slalom
Performance 56.95 sec
Date 23 Aug 2006
Pilot Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft Advance Epsilon 5
Location 2006 European Microlight Championships New Classe León (Spain)
Superseded World championship record
PL2T Japanese Slalom
Performance 85.01 sec
Date 23 Aug 2006
Pilot Francisco Diaz Salto (ESP)
Co-pilot Sonia MARIN
Aircraft _unknown aircraft
Location 2006 European Microlight Championships New Classe León (Spain)
World Records (ESP): Current 12     Superseded 19
World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records, this listing last checked 27 Mar 2023.

This list does not include World record claims pending ratification.