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Site last updated by RMH
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Record statistics
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 22 FRA  
2 19 GER  
3 13 HUN  
4 12 CZE, ESP  
5 10 GBR  
6 8 BEL  
7 6 AUS  
8 5 POL  
9 4 USA  
10 3 ITA  
11 2 AUT, RUS, SWE  
12 1 CAN, CHN, GRE, IND, POR, RSA, UKR  
League table of people currently holding World microlight or paramotor records.
Rank Records People  
1 8 Peter Schulz (GER)  
2 5 Jan Bèm (CZE)
Karen Skinner (ESP)
Krisztian Dolhai (HUN)
Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
 
3 4 Chris Atkinson (AUS)
Edina Sz. Koleszár (HUN)
Jan Lukeš (CZE)
Jean Luc Soullier (BEL)
Kathrin PINKPANK (GER)
Yves Rousseau (FRA)
 
4 3 Donatella Ricci (ITA)
Markus MÃœLLER (GER)
Olga Zaluská (CZE)
Thomas Keller (GER)
 
5 2 Albert Ukena (FRA)
Anja ZOTTER (AUT)
Danièle MAZZIER (FRA)
Daniel Tydecks (GER)
David Rotureau (FRA)
Eric De Barberin-Barberini (FRA)
Evie Douglas (GBR)
François Denis (FRA)
Fredrik Lanz (SWE)
Gordon Douglas (GBR)
Helmut Großklaus (GER)
Helmut Stern (AUT)
Isabelle Bernabeu (FRA)
Krisztina SZÀK (HUN)
Linda Orsolya Horvath (HUN)
Mark Morgan (GBR)
Michel Serane (FRA)
Niklas Anderberg (SWE)
Pal Matuska (HUN)
Robert Mair (GER)
Roland Coddens (BEL)
Ryszard Zygadlo (POL)
Vivien Halasz (HUN)
 
6 1 Alexander Bogdanov (RUS)
Alexandre Mateos (FRA)
Alexis Anastasiou (GRE)
Anthony Douglas Gibson (RSA)
Anthony Green (GBR)
Barbara Grzegorczyk (POL)
Barry Holleran (GBR)
Bela Dull (HUN)
Bernard D'otreppe (BEL)
Brett Paull (AUS)
Christophe Charon (FRA)
Colin Fargher (FRA)
Coralie Mateos (FRA)
Dave Hairs (GBR)
David Broom (GBR)
Dietmar SPEKKING (GER)
Dimitrios Papageorgiou (FRA)
Doron Dekel (CAN)
Eduardo Lagoa (POR)
Eliane Redureau (FRA)
Eliot Nochez (GBR)
Emilia Plak (POL)
Eric Scott Winton (AUS)
Ernst A. Graf (GER)
Frantisek Salava (CZE)
Frederic Mallard (FRA)
Gabriella Csuháné Szabó (HUN)
Gary C. Davis (USA)
Georg Surkamp (GER)
Guangqiang Sheng (CHN)
Isidoro Ruperto Fernandez (ESP)
Istvan Kocsis (HUN)
Jan Kriz (CZE)
Jana Lorencová Tucanová (CZE)
Jason Whitehead (ESP)
Jean-Claude Quenault (FRA)
Johannes Kessler (GER)
Jon A. Jacobs (USA)
Jose Ramón Martín Gutierrez (ESP)
Joseph RIVAL (FRA)
Kamil Mankowski (POL)
Kirill Ekimov (RUS)
Laura Turner (GBR)
Louis Fargher (FRA)
Louis Y. Schmitz (BEL)
Lucie Dolejšová (CZE)
Ludmila Beloborodova (RUS)
Marcin Krakowiak (POL)
Margarete KRAWIEC (GER)
Martin Carpio Garcia (ESP)
Mich Stevenson (GBR)
Patrycja Lejk (POL)
Pavel Skarytka (CZE)
Petros Printezis (GRE)
Richard Fenwick (FRA)
Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Roman Huzii (UKR)
Rubén Vicente Crespo (ESP)
Ryan D. Shaw (USA)
Sanjeev Kumar (IND)
Serge Zin (FRA)
Thomas E. Pratt (USA)
Tymofii Iakovliev (UKR)
William Olive (AUS)
 
League table of people currently holding UK microlight or paramotor records.
Rank Records People  
1 4 Michel Carnet (GBR)  
2 3 Bob Calvert (GBR)
Eve Jackson (GBR)
Julian Harris (GBR)
Mark Jackson (GBR)
Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Robert Sharp (GBR)
 
3 2 David Smith (GBR)
Evie Douglas (GBR)
Giles Fowler (GBR)
Gordon Douglas (GBR)
Laura TURNER (GBR)
Mark Morgan (GBR)
 
4 1 Anthony Green (GBR)
Arthur H Trapp (GBR)
Barry Holleran (GBR)
Brian Milton and Peter Davis (GBR)
Dave HAIRS (GBR)
David BROOM (GBR)
David Cook (GBR)
Dean ELDRIDGE (GBR)
Eliot Nochez (GBR)
Mich Stevenson (GBR)
Mick Roche (GBR)
Suzanne Hobbs (GBR)
 
Top 10 longest standing World records.
Years Date Class / category Performance
38 Oct 1985 AS1 Distance in a closed circuit without landing 247.5 Km (134 Nm)
37 Sep 1986 AL1T Distance in a closed circuit without landing 805.4 Km (435 Nm)
35 Sep 1988 AL1T Distance in a straight line 1369 Km (740 Nm)
35 Mar 1989 AL1T Altitude 9144m (29996 Ft)
34 Jul 1989 WL1T Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel 213.6 Km (116 Nm)
34 Jul 1989 AL1T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m 0h 18m 51s
34 Oct 1989 WL1T Distance in a straight line with limited fuel 397 Km (215 Nm)
32 Aug 1991 WL1T Distance in a closed circuit without landing 1071.17 Km (579 Nm)
32 Aug 1991 WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km 88.56 Km/h (48 Kt)
32 Aug 1991 WL1T Speed over a straight course 128 Km/h (70 Kt)
Top 10 longest standing UK records.
Years Date Class / category Performance
40 Aug 1983 AL1T Speed over a straight course 126.3 Km/h (69 Kt)
40 Mar 1984 WL1T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m 0h 22m 36s
40 Mar 1984 WL1T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m 0h 8m 7s
40 Mar 1984 WL1T Altitude 7684m (25206 Ft)
36 Sep 1987 AL1T Distance in a straight line 896.79 Km (485 Nm)
32 Aug 1991 WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km 124.5 Km/h (68 Kt)
32 Aug 1991 WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km 119.5 Km/h (65 Kt)
32 Aug 1991 WL1T Speed over a straight course 128 Km/h (70 Kt)
31 Sep 1992 WL1T Distance in a closed circuit without landing 204.21 Km (111 Nm)
21 Apr 2002 AL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km 186 Km/h (101 Kt)
World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records

This list does not include claims pending ratification.