The crew of the ‘X-Sweden 1500’ expedition is now in the south of the country, at their base camp in Ales Stenar, completing the final preparations and waiting for the right conditions to fly 1500 km by foot-launched paramotor, to the north of Sweden.
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American paramotor pilot David R. Rogers has recently had his World Record for Distance in Closed Circuit with Limited Fuel ratified by the FAI. David set the record flying an APCO Thrust in Florida in November 2006, and has now completed the form filling to get the record accepted. With the record finally ratified David was able to collect his prize cheque from APCO who are offering rewards for any pilots breaking world records using their wings. David is said to be happy that his record shows what an average pilot can achieve with some hard work.
We have received the following statement from the FAI.
Message from the the President of CIMA:
Dear WMC 2007 Paramotor competitors,
CIMA has received assurances that the airspace problem connected with the 2007 World Paramotor Championships is solved.
The CIMA Bureau wishes the very best of luck to teams entering this exciting championship in China and recommends that arrangements are made promptly so as to benefit from the best travel deals.
Tomas Backman
President of CIMA and International Jury WPC 2007Â
Preparations for the upcoming PPG World Championships due to be held in Bejing, China later this year have been thrown into dissaray after the FAI issued the following statement.
Dear All
Last week two representatives of CIMA visited Beijing to review preparations for the 2007 World Paramotor Championships.
A serious airspace problem was identified which would be very likely to jeopardise the successful conclusion of the championship.
The CIMA Bureau advises National Aero Clubs NOT to pay for travel or entry fees until CIMA announces that the airspace problem is solved.
Regards
Tomas Backman
President of CIMA and International Jury WPC 2007
Details can be found at the official website www.wpc07.org
An adventure flight by paramotor along South Africa´s Wild Coast ended tragically for one of a group of six pilots when he was killed on landing in a deserted area near Cannon Rocks.
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Dani Martinez is planning a 20 hours of non-stop flight, from the Artic Circle in Sweden to the Baltic sea near the border
with Denmark. Dani is hoping to break Ramon Morillas’ current world record by flying nearly 1.500 km from North to South The Swedish summer with its long hours of daylight and midnight sun makes this ambitious flight possible. We will report on Dani’s adventure in the next issue of Paramotor Magazine.
More at www.xsweden1500.com
It is with deep sorrow that we have to announce the fatal accident of Julius Gee, whilst flying in England on June 11th.
Julius is famous for his radical aerobatic manoeuvres and it is whilst performing such manoeuvres at low altitude in smooth air that he lost control of his wing and impacted the ground at high speed.
Julius was only 24 and our thoughts are with his family and close friends.
Photo: Piers Dent
