Klaus Ohlmann from Germany completed on 26 November a Free Distance gliding flight with three turn points over Argentina for which he is claiming a world record. The performance achieved, 2459 km, is the longest ever distance flight made with a glider.

A Stemme motorglider was used, with engine stopped for the performance part of the flight as required by the FAI rules for gliders. It took the pilot around 14 hours to complete his circuit at an average speed of about 178 km/h. More information will be made available after FAI has received the documentation supporting this record claim.

Link:
- Gliding World Records page

The latest version of the IGC Technical Specification for GNSS Flight Recorders (dated 20 October 2000, including amendment list AL3) has now been published on the FAI site. PDF and Word97 versions are available. They (and also AL3) can be accessed through this page.

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