On June 21, 1972, Jean Boulet of France piloted an Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama helicopter to an absolute altitude record of 40,814 feet (12,440 m).

And on May 14, 2005, Didier Delsalle became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest.

Pretty cool accomplishments, but Perlan 2 got to 76,124 ft. on September 2, 2018 for the highest altitude achieved in a (manned, unpowered) glider.

And, as a "fixed wing weenie" who also appreciates helicopters, I challenge ol' Jonathan to a power off glide contest. Heck, I know some wingsuit guys who would also beat his rotors off in a glide duel.