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FAI has ratified the following Class O (Hang Gliding and Paragliding) World record:

Sub-class: O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)

Type of record: Straight distance to a declared goal

Course/location: Zapata, TX (USA)

Performance: 557.00 km

Pilot: Jon Jr Durand (Australia)

Hang Glider: Litespeed RX 3.5 / Moyes Delta Gliders

Date: 17.07.2012

Previous record: no record set yet

Of course, this last statement is quite wrong. The previous record was owned by Mike Barber and Pete Lehman.

http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=7388

http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=7389