microlight world altitude record

[@ajmersingh6650]

Great effort Pal. Good show. I once attempted and could manage only 9000 ft on a chilled winter morning; of course without oxygen and adequate clothing.

[@youreale]

Eve Jackson on the back seat is a legend. Much respect, milady.

[@tenlittleindians]

The Mitchell Wing at over 26,000 feet has this beat by a long shot and it did it decades ago.

[@kennethkustren9381]

Jesu Christo !!! That musta been epic to pilot. Giant steelie ones !!!

[@grantcaldwell1582]

Looks like an awesome adventure. I need to try this.

[@MrDlt123]

You're nucking futs! But a great video none-the-less.

[@brianjones2899]

I am assuming that is London to Sydney flyer Eve Jackson.

[@markjackson700]

Thats the one.

[@brianjones2899]

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

[@dmana3172]

The pilots up there is like, "Now be cool!' :-)

[@dorothygale5896]

If the engine is conventionally aspirated. there wasn't much power left approaching 20k ft.

[@markjackson700]

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.

[@robbiesean]

Awesome , what a great show. Bravo...

[@Ichibuns]

This is a difficult subject because microlight and ultralight mean very different things from country to country. In the US it cannot exceed 254 lbs, cannot go any faster than 65 mph, and can only seat one person. It's very strict here. You'd be hard pressed to reach 10,000 ft

[@tenlittleindians]

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

[@Ulbre]

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

[@Mick-f4e]

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

[@tenlittleindians]

​@@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.

[@michaelbailey8729]

914 quantum. Awesome. Lovely smooth air too.

[@marilyn3583]

You'd think they would have run out of gas. Or that little Rotax style engine would quit from being leaned-out too much. Oh yeah and the mountain wind shear would tear that thing in half.

[@mainairmark]

Hello chipchap42. As the saying goes " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing". If you knew anything about microlighting you would know that the trike unit of this microlight, before I modified it and fitted a Quik monopole, was the same trike to tow the hanglider over Everest. It did indeed fly higher than our new world record of 24,262ft, but it was flown solo. Our record is for a two seat microlight flown with two people.

[@FaithandActiondotnet]

Mike Jacober is credited for flying 20,320 feet over Mt. McKinley back in '93 & someone else flew over, or around, Everest in '94. Maybe they weren't official, or something?

[@gliderfs621]

Serge Zin flew at 9720 meters at Saint Aubin, and homologated by FAI

[@stefanhoecherl3116]

And the lady pax isnt that the one who flew down from UK in pinl 2 stroke 3 axix thingi? had problems in S.Sudan...

[@Cornelius456]

30000 ft has been passed since this video by the Poms!! SMASHED TO BITS!!!

[@markjackson700]

What ever!

[@simflying]

Surely it was not record as trike record are holding czechs over Mt.Everest. Total microlight FAI-class C1a/0 record 10 300m is holded by Scott Winton in his Facet Opal. He is also holding records - climbing 3000m in 6 minutes, 6000m in 20,5 minutes and able range cca 2200nm.

[@markjackson700]

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

[@simflying]

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

[@rogerlarson8040]

I still want to know what kind of engine this was? What was the average ground speed? What was the airspeed? What was the climb rate at the take off point and the climb rate near the highest point of the flight.

[@mosesbullrush8051]

The uploader doesn't know anything because he stole this video.

[@saadkhawar8039]

Moses Bullrush welcome to the internet

[@ugsisr]

Great Achievement

[@commentatron]

www.flymicro.com/records/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%26M_GT450 for starters

[@heatmoon]

I'm with you, this is clearly a specialty rig made for a record run. Its not your average engine for a "microlight". Nor are these guys average pilots I think. Something off with this video and this plane. Details would be awesome.

[@bobbyjohnnascar]

No CHUTES! YOU GUYS HAVE MORE GUTS THAN I DO. You appear very comfortable, how would you handle an engine out when over the mountain? Ballistic chute?? Thanks for the video.

[@mainairmark]

Hi, Bobby. You are right, no chutes! That was the the main worry. If we did "go in" we would have to sort our selves out as I don't think we could get rescued over there within a reasonable time, and hospitals are not places you want to end up in.

[@derekwall82]

mainairmark how high up can your aircraft go? what type of engine did you guys have on that plane? and how fast can you go on one of those?

[@Ulbre]

maybe a problem in the Himalayas but here would be able to glide it's way to a landing....and probably a choice of where!!!!!!

[@RM-el3gw]

Is there any particular reason why a passenger is being carried on a world altitude record flight? It seems that that would only limit the altitude reached, specially in something as weight sensitive as a trike.

[@mainairmark]

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.

[@reefkeep2]

On your climb out there was a bit of smoke coming off the engine, do you know what that was, the only thing I could think of was the breather?

[@penmaker1968]

What an adventure. Well done and thanks for posting. Fly safe.

[@m118lr]

...yeah, guess we’ll never know specifics...

[@kaldesjarlais375]

great power to weight ratio, to achieve that altitude with 2 people---nice engine

[@sirclarencedarrow]

My personal record in a microlight is slightly above FL100.

[@willbertdsgc]

its Richard from BBC's magnificent men in Their Flying Machines!

[@stefanhoecherl3116]

And the spectator at the Hangar...Fons?

[@richardhall9500]

At what height did you need to use oxygen? I've had friends do the Everest Base camp trek which is at 17,600 ft and did it without oxygen. Keep in mind their physical exertion would tire them quickly.

[@markjackson700]

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.

[@gliderfs621]

Yep i was right : in 1994, Serge Zin did an altitude record at 9720 meters...

[@derekwall200]

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

[@Mick-f4e]

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

[@derekwall200]

where can i buy one of those hi flyin microlite trikes?

[@Station90]

where did you get that North Face suit?

[@mainairmark]

The North Face shop :-))

[@chipchap42]

A trike (modified) flew over Everest towing a hang-glider a few years ago, so I doubt this is really the record. Good though!

[@simflying]

I think that world record on trike was on czech - they flew over Mt Everest.

[@austinbartose6527]

That’s it? I watched a KZbin of a guy at 15,000 with a paramotor

[@kennethkustren9381]

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

[@gliderfs621]

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

[@wfdix1]

I like the complete lack of safety, very ballsy. “I can’t operate this with gloves on.” I wonder what the hoods on the jackets were for?

[@Zuckerpuppekopf]

The engine seemed to be more off and free spinning than it is on after you reach 9000 ft. Is the climb just from ambient air currents after a certain point?

[@markjackson700]

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.

[@theobserver3346]

..What an Adventure..

[@jaycee1011]

low altitude flying allows you to see more in great detail. has anybody flown around the world at low altitudes of like 20ft

[@montesaatchi5874]

Not high enough. Most giraffes I know R20 feet and you'd hit their heads, besides, they'd shoot you down in Uganda

[@heatmoon]

A 4 stroke 2 cylinder with no shortage of horsepower to carry these guys up. What is the point of packing 2 into this thing? Seriously? Navigator? Mechanic? Warm body? Someone to die with?

[@afterburner2869]

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

[@johnnorris5226]

6.25 Puffs of smoke off the engine?

[@KATAERO1]

Would it gain much higher altitude with just the pilot with no passenger?

[@markjackson2708]

KATAERO1 Hi, yes I think it would make 30,000ft + with just one person

[@derekwall200]

I'm trying to figure out what kind of microlight trike this is, what type of engine it has and what they're priced at

[@johnnorris5226]

Looks like a Rotax with a turbo.

[@bassmith448bassist5]

I believe that Bear Grylls flew over Mt. Everest on a paramotor a few years ago. Nice try though mate.

[@markjackson700]

I'm not quite sure what you mean.

[@derekwall82]

the engine on that trike would've had to be turbo or super charged to fly at 20,000ft+

[@brianhill2701]

I know a lot about this Derek

[@derekwall82]

Brian Hill have you flown on one of those. I flew on something similar to these but it had fixed metal wings and a 6 cylinder piston engine

[@brianhill2701]

I did when I was 8

[@derekwall82]

Brian Hill cool

[@brianhill2701]

Thank you

[@jameshoran8]

I summated Kilimanjaro in June 2008 and did not need oxygen. You body acclimates to the climb.

[@IbangedYaMama]

+James Horan Maybe if you take a couple of days but in a 19min climb I'm pretty sure your body doesn't acclimates that quick.

[@richarddixon146]

in an aircraft that doesnt have supplemented oxygen or a pressurized cabin you will suffer hypoxia after exceeding 10,000 ft

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

acclimation is only complete up to around 16,000ft, lower if you have conditions like anemia (because erythrocytosis, part of the altitude adaptation, requires iron, cobalamin and folate among others). after that you should be on oxygen.

[@timesquare5473]

@@richarddixon146 Not quite true; I was 28 at the time and 2 of us managed 15,100 ft in a mainair flash one with inverted Rotax 447. Flat out 40 min climb; 20 min decent. Still here.

[@RifullOfTheWest]

Trying to set a altitude record with 2 people in the plane. Ya smart one.

[@markjackson700]

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.

[@dougfairweather]

What engine did you have?

[@gliderfs621]

Uuuh World record ? Are you sure about that ? In France, a dude flew at 9720 meters

[@Lehmann108]

$30,000 Rotax 914 engine!

[@wk9531]

It would be funny if suddenly, an airliner flies past and its pilot does a double take.

[@jaycee1011]

untill flying is at low altitude it wont be able to be classed as seeing the world whilst actually airborne

[@orange70383]

Starts at 3:49

[@repentandknowjesus8674]

I flew a trike over mount Everest.

[@markjackson700]

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

[@dalecarpenter8828]

There another part ?

[@markjackson700]

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[@markjackson700]

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[@mainairmark]

So was I !!! :-))

[@AVMamfortas]

Excellect achievement.

[@DRAGOKOREL]

Nice yob!

[@greenroomhero]

Does that record still stand kid?

[@markjackson700]

No, The person who had it before me took it back about 2 yers later.

[@RaferJeffersonIII]

This is just a 912 S I reckon

[@markjackson700]

914

[@mainairmark]

Thank you :-))

[@natural9743]

Might have to take a glove off- whoops!

[@chess747]

Fuck that if you hit server turbulence or some other weather phenomena like low level jet stream on climb in that thing not my cup of tea.

[@markjackson2708]

chess747 Please can you enlighten me as to what "server turbulence" is. Is it when you can't connect to the internet :-))

[@arnaud1180]

rotax engine !!

[@johnnybumpous6484]

why the copilot ?

[@landong606]

Johnny Bumpous I case on become incapacitated

[@Aviator168]

What was the ground speed during the flight?

[@markjackson700]

Around 70MPH

[@Aviator1681]

You are nuts.

[@mainairmark]

yes

[@nlimskater]

That's sketch as fuck haha!

[@mainairmark]

Yeah!……..Right!…….. ( Does any one know what "sketch" means?)

[@nlimskater]

mainairmark Like risky

[@leifvejby8023]

nlimskater In other words, in your eyes it is as dangerous as sexual intercourse?

[@mainairmark]

no

[@СергейЖиденко-т7ю]

даже 6 км нет !!! это че рекорд чтоли наши на такую высоту без кислорода залазят