Andy Aebi flies paramotor World Record
Photo: Adi Geisegger
Swiss pilot Andy Aebi foot-launched his paramotor from Wildberg airport in Germany and flew a 883km FAI triangle on 15 July. He has put in a
claim with the FAI for a paramotor closed-circuit World distance record.
Airborne! Andy Aebi in the air, on his way to the FAI closed-circuit world record. Photo: Adi Geisegger
Andy launched at 5:46am and was in the air for 14 hours and five minutes. His sights were initially set on a 1,000km flight, but he experienced problems with the fuel system, losing some fuel, and had to shorten the second leg, making it a 911km tracklog distance and an 883km FAI triangle.
Phi’s Benni Hörburger commented, “He still had two hours – he had time, but it was rather difficult without petrol!”
