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Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Copperton (South Africa)
Performance : 411.3 km
Pilot : Nevil HULETT (South Africa)
Paraglider : Mac Para Magus
Date :14.12.2008
Previous record : 368.9 km (07.12.2006 - Aljaz and Urban VALIC, Slovenia)

Type of record : Straight distance
Course/location : Copperton (South Africa)
Performance : 502.9 km
Pilot : Nevil HULETT (South Africa)
Paraglider : Mac Para Magus powered by _Not applicable / _other
Date :14.12.2008
Previous record : 461.6 km (14.11.2007 - Frank Thoma BROWN, Marcelo
PRIETO and Rafael MONTEIRO SALADINI, all Brazil)