On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:38:34 -0800, Tony wrote:

I couldn't find much on a search but am really curious as to why
apparently National records are based on citizenship and not on the
location of the actual flight? This leads to very misleading listings
of National Records. For example the World Altitude Record of Fossett
and Enevoldsen of 50,721 ft was flown in Argentina but shows up as a US
Multiplace National Record when in fact no multiplace glider has ever
flown that high in the US. Similar with the 1500 km that Fossett and
Delore flew in Argentina. What was the FAI thinking when they decided
to use citizenship instead of the country where you start your flight?
Surely they had a reason.

Isn't that a question for the US national aeroclub?

Of course the FAI administers world records, but I think you'll find that
US national records are the responsibility of your national aero club and
that they set the rules about who can hold a national record and where,
geographically, it can be set.


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