All 3 videos are on here.

that is 31,889 feet if i'm not mistaken. got to love the power of those Rotax engines

And this is why this was a two seat record vs Serges single seat....

Yes, It was a 2 seat altitude record. You are right it will go higher with 1 person, but that is a different record category.

The engine was a Rotax 914, which is a turbo charged 912. A standard normally aspirated 912 engine would only manage about 16,000ft or so.

Thats the one.

That's great. Future viewers will be able to understand she is a pilot with massive experience.

Oh dear, not the sharpest knife..............I'll try to explain. It is a 2 place flexwing microlight record. We were not trying to beat every other form of aviation. There are records for every type of aircraft, and even we know it will go higher with just one person in it. This record only applies when two people are in the aircraft. I hope you understand, but please ask as many questions as you need.

Hi Sun Shine, You obviously know nothing about microlighting. I am an instructor and I teach people to fly by sitting in the back seat and the student sits in the front seat. The only thing I can't control in the back seat is the taxi brake, which is only used on the ground. If the person in the front passed out, the person in the back, who is a qualified pilot could fly back to the airfield and land without a problem. Thanks for your concern though.

@@markjackson700 Cant fix stupid eh Jacko . Hope your well pal.

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It was a chance in a life time, and it all went without incident. Awesome couple of weeks in Africa.

@@markjackson700 I can relate.. I did something similar on a paramotor. Not quite as high though. RMH signed off my paperwork, funny guy and so much knowledge.

As daft as it sounds, I'm scared of heights.

They are standard mountaineering suits. The orange one is North Face. Because the air was dry, it didn't feel too bad. It was about -10c

You sure did, but this was a "2 seat flex wing microlight" altitude record. There are lots of different aircraft that can fly much higher than this.

I'm not quite sure what you mean.

Last I heard ... a Falco F.8 Kitplane broke 52,000 ft, as an Altitude World Record.

@@kennethkustren9381 Wtf ? Do you have an article about this ? Or you are just trolling...

As I have said before, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.You sound like a number 1 armchair doubter.

@@markjackson700 Explain Your little knowledge and why You sound like armchair doubter, when reading facts pls.

The engine used at 34,000ft was a 3 cylinder 2 stroke Robin or Hirth engine.

I is suggested that anything over 10,000ft that Oxygen is used when flying due to hypoxia. When you are climbing or walking on the surface your body has more time to acclimatise. I think we went on Oxygen around 14,000ft to be safe.

Thank you :-)

Cavalier? Death zone?

I don't know is the honest answer. I would guess at around 20 ltrs. I think we only took 30 ltrs to save weight, and we were on full power for around 40 mins as I recall.

@@markjackson700 Brilliant achievement. It reminds of the time I was an Official Observer for Bob Calvert's record attempt in the 1980s - he set the record at 19500 or thereabouts if I remember rightly, and I chased him with my 250 powered trike as far as I could go. I got to 10000 before running out of fuel

I don't know if I should admit this, but I was the "navigator" for Mainair's John Hudson in the Norfolk Air Race when we got hopelessly lost, and had to land to ask a farmer for directions!

Wow its about 1200 feet per litre up and down included, pretty good.. I got slightly scared when your oxygen problem started coming at that high altitude, but you guys continued the climb that was daring , thankfully all went well, we enjoyed your daring video. My congratulations to you both and your team.

Cheers

The engine is on full power all the way up. As the air gets thinner with height, we get to a point where the engine doesn't produce enough power and we can't climb any higher. The camera makes it look like the engine isn't turning.

Political correctness. Now a woman can also be in the record books. That’s it in a nutshell.

Congratulations............NOT!

What ever!

An American made Mitchell Wing has been recorded at over 26,000 feet decades ago. It wins!

@@tenlittleindians I think this easy beats that with only pilot

@@tenlittleindians But thats not a flex wing is it? Its a completely different class of aircraft.

​@@Mick-f4e The title says microlight. Back when the Mitchellwing was developed it was a foot launched hang glider and flown next to delta wing hang gliders such as the design here. What point are you disputing? Name one thing preventing a Mitchellwing from fitting in your microlight class. Are you just complaining because such an old airplane exceeded this elevation many decades before these deltawings had progressed to where they are today? The Mitchellwing was designed specificly to compete against the delta wings of it's era.

It is a twin carb, turbo charged engine. No fuel injection.

The engine is a Rotax 914, which is a 115hp turbo charged engine with carburettors, not EFI.