Klaus does it again in Argentina

[Nolaminar]

Klaus Ohlmann flew, one way, 1600 km last Saturday.
Sunday was 2200 km (goal of 2032 km) on Sunday.
GA

[David Stevenson]

This flight will earn him the Dr. Joachim Kuettner Trophy & $5000
prize for the 1st 2000km straight distance flight! Congratulations
again!!!

[Denis Flament]

Nolaminar wrote:
> Klaus Ohlmann flew, one way, 1600 km last Saturday.
> Sunday was 2200 km (goal of 2032 km) on Sunday.

Congratulations for this great performance

Congratulations also for Jean-Marie Clément who flew also 2000+ km the
same day breaking the new out&return world record of Terry Delore and
Steve Fosset :

> FAI has received the following Class D (Gliders) record claims :
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> Claim number : 8141
> Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
> General Category
> Type of record : Out-and-return distance
> Course/location : Esquel (Argentina)
> Performance : 2 025 km
> Pilots : Jean-Marie CLEMENT (France) and Patrice PAPAZIAN (France)
> Glider : Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM
> Date: 23.11.2003
> Current record : 1708.4 km (20.12.2002 - Klaus OHLMANN, Germany)
> ================================================== ==============
> Claim number : 8142
> Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
> General Category
> Type of record : Speed over an out-and-return course of 2000 km
> Course/location : Esquel (Argentina)
> Performance : 141 km/h
> Pilots : Jean-Marie CLEMENT (France) and Patrice PAPAZIAN (France)
> Glider : Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM
> Date: 23.11.2003
> Current record : new
> ================================================== ==============
> Claim number : 8143
> Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
> General Category
> Type of record : Free out-and-return distance
> Course/location : Esquel (Argentina)
> Performance : 2 073 km
> Pilots : Jean-Marie CLEMENT (France) and Patrice PAPAZIAN (France)
> Glider : Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM
> Date: 23.11.2003
> Current record : 1715.5 km (20.12.2002 - Klaus OHLMANN, Germany)
> ================================================== =============
> The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence
> required has been received and checked, the exact figures will be
> established and the records ratified (if appropriate).
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[Mark James Boyd]

In article >,
David Stevenson > wrote:
>This flight will earn him the Dr. Joachim Kuettner Trophy & $5000
>prize for the 1st 2000km straight distance flight! Congratulations
>again!!!

Boy, I bet he could sure use the money. He must wear out
a lot of seat cushions and pee tubes ;-]