Several World Record glider flights have been submitted for ratification during 2024. This is now the height of the southern hemisphere soaring season. There may well be more flights to add to the list from southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
These are the World Records under review and ratified up to 15 December 2024.
UNDER REVIEW
Uys Jonker (RSA)
African
Open Class Gliders
09 Dec 2024
Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km
169,33 km/h
Bitterwasser Namibia
JS 3
UNDER REVIEW
Katrin Senne (GER)
African – World
Open Class Gliders
Female
09 Dec 2024
Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km
169,24 km/h
Bitterwasser Namibia
JS 5
World
Speed over a triangular course of 750 km
169,24 km/h
UNDER REVIEW
Steve J. Koerner (USA)
North-American
15m Class
10 Jul 2024
Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km
151 km/h
Ely, NV (USA)
JS 3
UNDER REVIEW
Wolfgang Janowitsch (AUT)
Hermann Trimmel (AUT)
European
Open Class Gliders
30 Apr 2024
Out-and-return distance
1 301,00 km
Wiener Neustadt (Austria)
Arcus M
No problems in wave level to the Ennstal, then in the slope wind. First low point near St. Johann in Pongau, just managed to get away with the onset of thermals. From there on the slope to the Rätikon wave, at high level until just before Disentis. There we had to jump north due to overcast clouds, where we fell out of wave level due to the maximum altitude clearance at FL130. After turning around, we spent an hour and a half tinkering at 1,500m above sea level at Meiringen airfield. The flight home was then problem-free again thanks to better altitude clearances, only the schedule was a bit tight. Great flight including an emotional rollercoaster.
Baptiste Innocent (R) and Gil-Souviron
UNRED REVIEW
Baptiste Innocent (FRA)
Gil-Souviron (FRA)
European
Open Class Gliders
Date 27 Feb 2024
Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km
134,2 km/h
Out-and-return distance
1 267,8 km
Free distance using up to 3 turn points
1 295,3 km
Perpignan (France)
Stemme S12
UNRED REVIEW
Free distance using up to 3 turn points
10 Apr 2024
1 655,8 km
Aubenas (France)
UNRED REVIEW
Free distance using up to 3 turn points
16 Apr 2024
1 710,1 km
Fayence (France)
ASH31 Mi 21m
RATIFIED
Benjamin Bachmaier (GER)
European
15m Class Gliders
30 March 2024
Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 295,3 km
Koenigsdorf (Germany)
Ventus 2 BX
Free distance using up to 3 turn points
1 295,3 km
Distance using up to 3 turn points
1275,7 km
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