Leden also holds the gain of height record: 3,970 m (13,025 ft), set in 1992.
(meta data) TITLE: Hang Gliding and Paragliding (meta data) AUTHOR: Super User 58 captures 29 Oct 2011 - 13 Jun 2022 About this capture COLLECTED BY Collection: web_domain_tests WARCs from internal crawl testing. The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052146/http://www.fai.org/record-hang-gliding-and-paragliding/ ## Hang and Paragliding World and Continental Records Note! Minimum performance required for Accuracy and Aerobatic records is same for all international records (World and Continental) #### Search Records Hang Gliding and Paragliding Choose a Subclass : O-1 - HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift O-2 - HG with a rigid primary structure / movable control surface(s) O-3 - Paragliders O-3 Accuracy - Paragliding Accuracy O-3 Aerobatic - Paragliders Aerobatic O-4 - HG unable to demonstrate consistent ability to safely launch and/or land in nil-wind cond. O-5 - HG with a rigid primary structure / movable control surface(s) without pilot surrounding structures and fairings. Choose a Type of Record : Distance over a triangular course Distance via a single turn point Free Distance around a triangle course Free distance using up to 3 turn points Free out-and-return distance Gain of height Number of consecutive accuracy landing with a score of 0 Number of consecutive accuracy landing with a score of less 5 cm Number of Esfera rotations - airborne launch Number of Esfera rotations - foot launch Number of Esfera rotations - winch Number of Heli to SAT rotations - airborne launch Number of Heli to SAT rotations - foot launch Number of Heli to SAT rotations - winch Number of Infinity tumbling rotations - winch Number of Infinity tumbling rotations - airborne launch Number of Infinity tumbling rotations - foot launch Number of Misty flip rotations - airborne launch Number of Misty flip rotations - foot launch Number of Misty flip rotations - winch Number of Twister rotations - airborne launch Number of Twister rotations - foot launch Number of Twister rotations - winch Out-and-return distance Speed over a triangular course of 100 km Speed over a triangular course of 150 km Speed over a triangular course of 200 km Speed over a triangular course of 25 km Speed over a triangular course of 300 km Speed over a triangular course of 400 km Speed over a triangular course of 50 km Speed over an out-and-return course of 100 km Speed over an out-and-return course of 200 km Speed over an out-and-return course of 300 km Straight distance Straight distance to a declared goal Choose a Record Zone : North-American South-American #### Recent Claims Loading....
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Records are sanctioned by the FAI. The world record for straight distance is held by Dustin B. Martin, with a distance of 764 km (475 mi) in 2012, originating from Zapata, Texas. 
 Judy Leden (GBR) holds the altitude record for a balloon-launched hang glider: 11,800 m (38,800 ft) at Wadi Rum, Jordan on October 25, 1994.