Wisconsin State Hang Gliding Records

Latest flights are listed first in each category

The following data has been gathered recently and is by no means complete. Hopefully hang gliding enthusiasts from the area will continue to explore the possibilities of the dynamic conditions that are encountered in Wisconsin. All of the flights below originated in Wisconsin. some have landed within the state boundaries and some outside.

Open Distance (Flex and Rigid Wings)

Date	Pilot	Glider	Flight
unknown	Greg Dinauer	Millennium- Rigid Wing	146 Miles- Whitewater to Forestville
unknown	Jim Lamb	Extacy- Rigid Wing	146 Miles- Whitewater to Marshfield
July 23 1997	Greg Dinauer	Flex Wing	150 Miles-
May 24, 2005	Greg Dinauer	Aeros combat-Flex Wing	202 miles- Whitewater WI to Astoria IL

Triangle Records ( Flex and Rigid Wings)

Date

Pilot

Glider

Flight

June 13, 2003

Paris William

Terry Presley

Dennis Pagen

Aeros Combat- Flex

Moyes Litespeed- Flex

Dennis Pagen- Flex

51.5 miles

June 13, 2003

Ron Gleason

Russ Brown

Davis Straube

Dave Brandt

Atos- Rigid

Ghostbuster- Rigid

Atos- Rigid

Atos-Rigid

51.5

Summer 2004	Jim Lamb	Atos- Rigid wing	63 miles- Whitewater to Oconomowoc to Lake Mills to Whitewater.
July 9, 2005	Jim Lamb	Atos- Rigid Wing	75 Miles- Whitewater to Mukwonago to Oconomowoc to Whitewater

Altitude Record

Date	Pilot	Glider	Flight
unknown	Jeff Nielson	Fly 1- Single Surface Flex wing	9700 feet

Endurance Record

Date	Pilot	Glider	Flight
unknown	Stan Abramski	unknown	7hrs- 45 minutes

Lowest tow release and highest altitude gain

Date	Pilot	Glider	Flight
unknown	Tommy Thompson	Wills Wing XC- Flex Wing	Release at 175 ft - climbed to 8400

Wisconsin 100 Mile club

Date	Pilot	Glider	Flight
unknown	Dan Morris	Moyes- Flex	100+ (several)
unknown	John Tjaland	Moyes -Flex	100+
unknown	Rik Bouwmeester	KPL Stealth 151- Flex	100+
unknown	Terry Kramer	Extasy- Rigid	100+

Wisonsin 200 Mile club

Date	Pilot	Glider	Flight
May 24, 2005	Greg Dinauer	Aeros Combat	202 MIles

last updated May 26, 2005