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FAI has ratified the following Class R (Microlights) World records:
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Claim number : 15246
Sub-class :RPF1Tm (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Male category)
Type of record : Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without landing
Course/location : Brighton (UK)
Performance : 51.9 km/h
Pilot : Michel Carnet (UK)
Paramotor : Dudek Nucleon 29 powered by 175 / Bailey
Date :21.03.2009
Previous record : 49.3 km/h (27.10.2007 - David ROTUREAU, France)
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Claim number : 15248
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category)
Type of record : Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km without landing
Course/location : Brighton (UK)
Performance : 45.14 km/h
Pilot : Laura TURNER (UK)
Paramotor : Dudek Synthesis 29 powered by Miniplane Top 80 / PER IL VOLO
Date :21.03.2009
Previous record : no record set yet
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Claim number : 15292
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category)
Type of record : Altitude
Course/location : Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (Spain)
Performance : 4073 m
Pilot : Karen SKINNER (Spain)
Paramotor : Advance Epsilon 5 powered by 1400 ROS / PAP
Date :01.05.2009
Previous record : no record set yet
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Claim number : 15297
Sub-class :RPL1T (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown
with one person / Thermal Engine)
Type of record : Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km without landing
Course/location : Saint Georges de Montaigu (France)
Performance : 63.94 km/h
Pilot : David ROTUREAU (France)
Paramotor : ITV Dakota Sport powered by F200 / PAP
Date :06.05.2009
Previous record : 61.9 km/h (20.01.2007 - Daniel CRESPO VALDEZ, Spain)
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Claim number : 15298
Sub-class :RPL1T (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown
with one person / Thermal Engine)
Type of record : Speed over a straight 15/25 km course
Course/location : Saint Georges de Montaigu (France)
Performance : 64.17 km/h
Pilot : David ROTUREAU (France)
Paramotor : ITV Dakota Sport powered by F200 / PAP
Date :06.05.2009
Previous record : 62.65 km/h (11.10.2008 - David ROTUREAU, France)
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FAI congratulates the Pilot on this splendid achievement.

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FAI has received the following Class R (Microlights) World record claims:
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Claim number : 15545
Sub-class :RPF2T (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with two persons / Thermal Engine)
Type of record : Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km without landing
Course/location : Plötzin (Germany)
Performance : 47.83 km/h
Pilot : Peter SCHULZ (Germany)
Crew : Kathrin PINKPANK (Germany)
Paramotor : Swing Sting 250 powered by Simo 122 / Fresh Breeze
Date :09.09.2009
Current record : 32.82 km/h (02.11.2007 - Michel CARNET, UK)
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Claim number : 15546
Sub-class :RWL2T (Microlights : Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown
with two persons / Thermal Engine)
Type of record : Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m
Course/location : Milovice (Czech Republic)
Performance : 19 min 23 s
Pilot : Jan Bem (Czechoslovakia)
Crew : Olga ZALUSKÁ (Czech Republic),
Aircraft : TL-2
Date :11.09.2009
Current record : 25 min 45 sec (19.01.2008 - Mark JACKSON, UK)
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The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required
has been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and
the record ratified (if appropriate).
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as well as
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FAI has canceled the following Class R (Microlights) World Record Claims:
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Claim number : 15247
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category)
Type of record : Speed over a straight 15/25 km course
Course/location : Brighton (UK)
Performance : 50.5 km/h
Pilot : Laura TURNER (UK)
Paramotor : Dudek Synthesis 31 powered by Top 80 1400 / PAP
Date :21.03.2009
Current record : no record set yet
Reason for cancellation: Withdrawn by claimant
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Claim number : 15249
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category)
Type of record : Distance over a closed circuit without landing
Course/location : Brighton (UK)
Performance : 64.4 km
Pilot : Laura TURNER (UK)
Paramotor : Dudek Synthesis 31 powered by Top 80 1400 / PAP
Date :21.03.2009
Current record : no record set yet
Reason for cancellation: Withdrawn by claimant
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Claim number : 15294
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category)
Type of record : Speed over a straight 15/25 km course
Course/location : Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (Spain)
Performance : 54 km/h
Pilot : Karen SKINNER (Spain)
Paramotor : Advance Epsilon 6 powered by 1400 ROS / PAP
Date :02.05.2009
Current record : no record set yet
Reason for cancellation: Course does not have correct length
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10- parasta 1-paikkaisten jaloilla startattavien luokassa, eli normi MOVA- PF1:
1. Michel CARNET GBR 8619 1. CARNET Michel GBR 8619
2. Pavel BREZINA CZE 7668 2. BŘEZINA Pavel CZE 7668
3. Frantisek SALAVA CZE 7444 3. Frantisek SALAVA CZE 7444
4. Emilia PLAK POL 7347 4. PLAKA Emilia POL 7347
5. Grzegorz KRZYZANOWSKI POL 7329 5. Krzyzanowski Grzegorz POL 7329
6. Jose Maria SOLA ESP 7069 6. SOLA Jose Maria ESP 7069
7. David SIGIER CAN 6799 7. SIGI David CAN 6799
8. Cesar MALDONADO ESP 6556 8. MALDONADO Cesar ESP 6556
9. Tomas BERKA CZE 6545 9. BERK Tomas CZE 6545
10. Dean ELDRIDGE GBR 6504 10. Eldridge Dean GBR 6504

10- parasta 1-paikkaisten pyörillä startattavien luokassa, eli normi MOVA- trike PL1:
1. Tomasz KUDASZEWICZ POL 7253 1. KUDASZEWICZ Tomasz POL 7253
2. Petr MATOUSEK CZE 6608 2. MATOUSEK Petr CZE 6608
3. Francisco GUERRA CUBERO ESP 6506 3. CUBERO Francisco GUERRA ESP 6506
4. Alfonso REDONDO ESP 6369 4. REDONDO Alfonso ESP 6369
5. Daniel CRESPO ESP 5524 5. CRESPO Daniel ESP 5524
6. Jens HICKEN GER 5342 6. Hick Jens GER 5342
7. Andrzej MALKUSZ POL 5318 7. Andrzej MALKUSZ POL 5318
8. Tomas KLAPER CZE 5234 8. Klapa Tomas CZE 5234
9. Krzysztof ROMICKI POL 4935 9. Krzysztof ROMICKI POL 4935
10. Andrew SHEPHERD GBR 4697 10. SHEPHERD Andrew GBR 4697

Näin aamusesta äkkiseltään pelkät Tulokset MOVA SM-2009 kilpailusta ja onnittelut voittajille:

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Tässä Alainin tiedote asiasta:

“For many years, France has been investing in the microlighting competitions scene, and contributing to its development, thanks to its people and resources.
Our endeavour has always been to let the competition evolve in a direction that fits a modern vision of our sport, endorsed by the feedback we receive from pilots, both French and foreign guests, who take part in our Nationals. This effort has been rewarded by a consistent influx of young pilots, male and female.
Despite many attempts to share our views with CIMA (FAI Microlights Comission), we have been confronted with a system stuck in the past, riddled with self interest and which has lost track of what pilots actually want: to enjoy flying and to see their training rewarded in competition!

We have warned CIMA several times of the increasing drift of its current competition format, through its politics and its administration, which often results in a lack of harmony between the teams and the pilots, or even worse, a meaningless competition.

Examples:
During the 2006 European Championships of Chozas and Nordinghen, it looked like we were entering a new era with exemplary organisation, competent Meet Directors, new ideas, total respect of local regulations, comprehensive briefings, fast results etc. Priority was given to the pilots’ skills and success was unanimous.
Alas at subsequent events in 2007 and 2008, we were soon to suffer from the hopelessness that is deep rooted within CIMA. Of course there were some positive aspects and some great effort from the organising countries but it is the sporting side that had been utterly neglected.

We have now arrived at a situation where turning up at an international event with the best pilots gives no guarantee of a medal without a good “lawyer”. This lack of respect towards the participating pilots and nations has become intolerable and the time has come for everyone to react.

It is in this context that we can make the following worrying observations:
- In Classic classes, the competition is akin to an annual reunion of “retired” pilots. Over the years, we have had the same pilots, machines, regulations and judges. At the last 2 events, airtime was under 5 hours per pilot, but still, with 5 precision landings with engine on. No comment!
- In paramotoring, we are suffering from a wait-and-see attitude that forces us to comply with obsolete regulations that have become utterly unsuited.

The very same questions keep been asked:
- Is it acceptable to have to wait hours, or sometimes days, to validate the result of a task?
- Is it acceptable to have a task cancelled 3 days after it has been flown?
- Is it acceptable to have a jury who is happy to accept “ghost” entries with a view to validate a class?
- Is it acceptable to have unknown or unproven meet directors in such competitions? Over the years, the list of unanswered questions has been getting longer, in complete indifference from the CIMA institution. This is why we have decided to say “enough is enough”, as we feel the situation displays a total lack of respect towards the participating pilots and nations.

Proposals:
It is not our intention to criticise systematically without proposing some concrete solutions. This is why we have, for the last 2 years, been experimenting with another format of competition that was unanimously well received by the pilots at the 2009 French Nationals
The principle is simple, quick, fun and easy to understand by all. Here are the key points:
- A list of tasks that are simplified but clearly described.
- One single briefing to present all the tasks at the start of the event (allowing for a quick start in small weather windows).
- A simplified scoring system, without never-ending complex calculations.
- Results published within 2 hours of the end of a task.
- A protest time limited to one hour from the publication of the results with instant dealing of eventual protests.
- A system of “cut” that allows to end the competition with “pools” of reduced numbers of similar ability, giving more flexibility and more sporting quality.
This new formula appears to seduce other nations for their National events, and will be presented at the next CIMA meeting.
We will also propose to CIMA that voting rights from each nation, be from two distinct delegates, respectively voting on Classic and Paramotor issues, thus ensuring the competence of such delegates.
We are also planning to request, for the third time, that in line with most other sports, we have representatives in both the Classic and the Paramotor classes, who would get elected by the competing pilots, and who would have the same voting rights as other delegates.

You must understand that we are campaigning to steer the competition in the direction of the sport, out of the political stalemate we have today. It is not a French revolution, more of a “wake up call” for our evolving sport.
We are the first to regret not to be competing with you this season, but we must think about the long term future of our passion. The average age of French competitors is very young, and we hope that our new initiatives are partly responsible. It is for them and the future of our sport that we are campaigning.
We hope that you will understand our position and the reasons behind our actions, and we are eager to meet you again very soon within the confines of this new competition philosophy.

Alain BARTHERE”

FAI has received the following Class R (Microlights) World record claim:

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Claim number : 15515
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category) Type of record : Distance in a straight line with limited fuel Course/location : Gödöllö (Hungary) - Gégény (Hungary) Performance : 205 km Pilot : Edina Sz. KOLESZÁR (Hungary) Paramotor : ITV Lapoon powered by Parapower Solo210 Date :21.07.2009 Current ================================================
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Claim number : 15516
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category) Type of record : Distance in a straight line without landing Course/location : Gödöllö (Hungary) - Gégény (Hungary) Performance : 207.8 km Pilot : Edina Sz. KOLESZÁR (Hungary) Paramotor : ITV Lapoon powered by Parapower Solo210 Date :21.07.2009 ================================================
The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required has been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and the record ratified (if appropriate).
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Course/location : Hatvan (Hungary)
Performance : 120 km
Pilot : Edina Sz. KOLESZÁR ()
Paramotor : ITV Lapoon powered by Parapower Solo210
Date :14.07.2009
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Claim number : 15507
Sub-class :RPF1Tm (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Male category)
Type of record : Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel
Current record : 102.1 km (27.01.2008 - David ROTUREAU, France)
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Claim number : 15508
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category)
Type of record : Distance over a closed circuit without landing
Current record : no record set yet
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Claim number : 15509
Sub-class :RPF1Tf (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with one person / Thermal Engine / Feminine category)
Type of record : Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel
Current record : no record set yet
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Claim number : 15469
Sub-class :RPF2T (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched /
Flown with two persons / Thermal Engine)
Type of record : Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km without landing
Course/location : Plötzin (Germany)
Performance : 47 km/h
Pilot : Peter SCHULZ (Germany)
Crew : Kathrin PINKPANK (Germany)
Paramotor : Swing Sting 250 powered by Simo 122 / Fresh Breeze
Date :25.05.2009
Current record : 32.82 km/h (02.11.2007 - Michel CARNET, UK)
Reason for cancellation: Sporting code not completely respected
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The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required
has been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and
the record ratified (if appropriate).

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