Am Sonntag, den 20. August stellte Ozone R&D Pilot Baptiste Lambert mit einem 350,53 km FAI Dreieck in Hautes-Alpes, Frankreich, einen neuen Weltrekord auf.

Er startete seinen Flug kurz vor 10 Uhr morgens in Col d'Izoard, an dem gleichen Ort, an den er 11 Stunden später zurückkehren sollte. Baptiste flog mit seinem Enzo 4.

Hier ist sein Bericht dazu:

“What an exhilarating flight ! As we prepared for takeoff, a persistent 15 km/h backwind (North) initially cast doubt on the day's prospects. Nonetheless, we took off on the north face and jumped into the leeside side in search of our first thermals. It was an excellent solidity test of the Enzo4 prototype I was flying this day. As it was my first time there, I was a little bit lost in these big mountains so I turned back a little bit too early compared to my fellow pilots. I then did the majority of the flight alone. Thermals where crazy good which allowed me to take a fast and direct road to all my turn points.

After covering 250 kilometers at an average speed of 38 km/h, it was time to make the journey back to the takeoff point. The 20km/h headwind made it really challenging and turbulent for this last leg. Going in the Embrun valley was magic. Thermals were weak and smooth, the valley breeze was pushing me directly to the takeoff. The last thermal was quite tricky, I turned 20 minutes in it while contemplating the sunset in these impressive mountains. This is why I fly”

Hier ist Bats Track: https://www.xcontest.org/.../detail.../20.08.2023/07:49

Herzlichen Glückwunsch Babtiste, und ein dickes Cheers vom gesamten Ozone Team!

Das ist beeindruckend!