World Record falls with a 507 km flight on a paraglider!
Nevil Hulett has broken the world paragliding distance record in the de Aar area of South Africa with a 507 km flight from Copperton on his Mac Magus 6.
James Braid’s report on the XC Open World series website, www.xc-open.org, reads that Nevil “flew from Copperton (about 60km SW of Prieska) to somewhere near the Lesotho border (inside Lesotho by the sounds of things).
The conditions were really strong, high clouds, strong winds, strong thermals, just the stuff one needs. Unfortunately, only a handful of pilots in the world can handle that kind of flying.”
Congratulations Nevil!
UPDATE: You can view the tracklog at the following site http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/151890
December 15th, 2008 at 10:45 am
[...] World Record falls with a 507 km flight on a paraglider! [...]
December 15th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Congatulations, Neville !!! wonderfull !…
How about to try to do better in Quixada, Ceara, Brazil ???
December 15th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Mental, congrats Neville. Wondered where it would be done, my money was Raf and co in Brazil again but nah SA delivered.
Looking forward to seeing more about it.
December 15th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Now that’s a lot of hitch hiking to get home.
December 15th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Congratulations,
After 4 years flying I only can dream about such a challenge,
I will practise on my first 50 km before I start dreaming about it.
Good luck
December 15th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Congratulations Neville. Fantastic news. The biggest milestone in paragliding finally falls and pretty much in the time and place it was forecast to. Great planning.
December 15th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Congratulations,
Now the Brazilians has something to go for to the next year,
“GET THE RECORD BACK”
December 15th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Congratulations,
WOW really big distance
December 15th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
While Brazil and Australia (Manila) are very very nice places for a xc, only South Africa has the ‘peculiar’ weather setup for a ‘very fast’ and fairly smooth xc. On certain days of the year,the subtropical system meets the antarctic air flow (called by the locals ’sea breeze’) . This results in a easterly moving air mass over 100’s and 100’s of km ! Even relativ inexperienced pilots fly tens of km at DeAar. On a good day one will winch up in fairly calm ground winds, get one of the smooth thermals up to the high cloud base after which a fairly smooth ‘dead glide’ follows and presto - 50km mark. I study weather systems for a unrelated matter and for what paraglider pilots want, South Africa is unique just as the US is with tornados. For a similar feat in Brazil or Australia, the pilot will have to fly for 12hours+. Nevel has another more subtle record. Covering 100km strait distance in 1hour 30minutes. And at DeAar is only a question of time before we see the first 100km in 1hour !
December 15th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Congratulations Nevile, expressive, unbeleveable, magic Number !
In 1 Year this Record Broken one more time
See you in Brazil - Quixadá 2009.
December 15th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Congratulations on your record breaking flight!
December 15th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Well done Nev. You got the big 500. My best ever is 275km in Texas and that felt like incrediby far you have flown DOUBLE that. …..Epic.
Well done again,
Bruce
December 15th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
WOW ,well done on an incredible flight
December 15th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Well done. Ok Mr Gadd, the gauntlet has been thrown. time to get the record back.
Mike
December 15th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Congratulations!!! Speechless Marcin
December 15th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
wow.congrats…go further and always happy landing…
December 15th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Congratulations!!! Catxadors de l’Aire.
December 15th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Incredible, never thought this would be possible on a paraglider. I feel very lucky with a 100 km flight, this is nothing compared to 507 km.
Congratulations.
December 15th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Congratulation Nevil for your incredible and fast flight . Great record! It looks so much difficult to be improved.. Did you publish the log file anywhere?
Michele
December 15th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Congatulations, Neville !!! 507 km wooooow
December 15th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Awesome, what an effort ! Hats off, keep going my friend
Anand
December 15th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Beautiful flight!
All the best!
December 15th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
That is incredible, now it looks like it is time to head to South Africa. Congrats, well deserved and we are all jealous.
Frank
December 15th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Fantastic news! I can only say one thing: wow!
And 1.5 hours to do a 100k’s, maybe we have found the solution to global warming and oil crisis: no need for cars anymore, just get your gliders out!
December 15th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Amazing flight, there is some place where, I can see more details of the flight, photographs, video, have a sponsor ? Congratulations Nevile from Mexico !!!
http://www.parapentecolima.com
December 15th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Simple the best ! ! ! Fantastic average speed !!!
December 15th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Awesome Nevil. Good job, good job =)
December 15th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Well Done Neville…
Glad the record was done in South Africa by a South African…
You Make us proud.
December 15th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Amazing Neville. Now I can only go for the next Australian Record 400km + because 500+ is a big ask here Australia, Killarney Queensland. Check out http://www.fly-killarney.com.au
December 15th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Amazing !!! Congratulations from ISTANBUL
December 15th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Very much. It might be a wonderful thing.
Sincerely congratulations.
English is unskilled.
I’m sorry.
December 16th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Nevil … Enhorabuena para ti y para nuestro deporte. Estos logros engrandecen el espiritu de nuestra comunidad. Saudos desde Mexico.
December 16th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Amazing !!!!!!! Over 500 !! Congratulations !!! from Pocos de Caldas — Brazil ….
December 16th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Awesome flight Nevil. What an experience, one i can’t wait to read about. Congratulations!!
December 16th, 2008 at 2:47 am
Awesome! Absolutely awesome.
December 16th, 2008 at 4:51 am
Amazing!!!!
Congratulations from India.
December 16th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Congratulations on a truly historic flight. Now come fly the X-Alps with us. At your pace it should take just 2 days with time to spare! I sure hope to come to South Africa one of these years and fly your site!
December 16th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Brilliant Nev !!! An astonishing achievement. Makes that Dormillouse run we did sound like a walk in the park !!!! Congratulations
December 16th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Here is a link to the tracklog:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/151890
December 16th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Congatulations, Neville !!! 507 km in a PG wooooow
Looking forward to reading the whole story.
Well done!!!!
December 16th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Hola creo que tuvo que ser un vuelo fantástico, mis felicidades
Por ese record
December 16th, 2008 at 9:15 am
un grand bravo ….felicitatons
December 16th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Bonjour et bravo.
C’est fantastique.
Can you write somethintg on your flight : your sensations what you thought what tou have see what you preffered and have you some picture ?
Thanks
Whe are happy!
Xath
December 16th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
pour ceux qui veulent la traduction francaise de cet article je l’ai mise ici
bons vols à tous
http://lespyrrho.hautetfort.com/archive/2008/12/16/504km-en-parapente.html
December 16th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
felicitaciones,felicitaciones!!!!!! lo mejor que a pasado en vuelo antes de terminar el año lo mejor de lo mejor desde venezuela
December 16th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Congrats Neville! What a fantastic achievement. We are proud to be associated with you.
Frans
Hawkwind paraglyding.
December 16th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
You have achieved what others have only dreamt about, Fantastic flying.
December 16th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
congratulations from austria,
December 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Prout !!!
December 18th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Congrats, Neville ! What a brilliant acheivement !!!
Cheers,
Naren.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Congratulations Neville. Amazing distance !!!
Great respect from POLAND
December 21st, 2008 at 1:08 am
Wow Wow Wow
Fantastic
December 21st, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Congrats and good job. Amazing flight for amazing pilot
Congratulation from Malaysia
December 24th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Uno de los mejores momentos en la vida de un piloto es aterrizar despues de un vuelo epico y saber que se rompio un record es realmente magico. BIG CONGRATULATION FROM VENEZUELA.
December 25th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Congratulations,well done!!:-)(austria)
December 27th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
congratulation, j could not think that it’s possible, j think that a pilot as you can go and return more 250 km
j made 200 km to piedrahita go and return and j would like that you come on this place ; you can do more and win the world record distance go and return
j am sure!
jean souviron french like me has made higt distance in this same place with delta
see you maybe a day
January 8th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
ye nevil,
Big big big !!!
Congratulations,
jol
January 9th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Well Nev, you believed in us & the terrain, we believed in you & you delivered! Thanks & well done. Penny thanks for the support & the recovery
lots of love, Des & Arnold, from Fly De Aar
January 31st, 2009 at 11:49 am
Hei man, you fly in hang glider heim!
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:56 am
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