Klaus does it again in Argentina

Klaus Ohlmann flew, one way, 1600 km last Saturday.
Sunday was 2200 km (goal of 2032 km) on Sunday.
GA

This flight will earn him the Dr. Joachim Kuettner Trophy & $5000
prize for the 1st 2000km straight distance flight! Congratulations
again!!!

Nolaminar wrote:
Klaus Ohlmann flew, one way, 1600 km last Saturday.
Sunday was 2200 km (goal of 2032 km) on Sunday.

Congratulations for this great performance

Congratulations also for Jean-Marie Clément who flew also 2000+ km the
same day breaking the new out&return world record of Terry Delore and
Steve Fosset :

FAI has received the following Class D (Gliders) record claims :
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Claim number : 8141
Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
General Category
Type of record : Out-and-return distance
Course/location : Esquel (Argentina)
Performance : 2 025 km
Pilots : Jean-Marie CLEMENT (France) and Patrice PAPAZIAN (France)
Glider : Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM
Date: 23.11.2003
Current record : 1708.4 km (20.12.2002 - Klaus OHLMANN, Germany)
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Claim number : 8142
Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
General Category
Type of record : Speed over an out-and-return course of 2000 km
Course/location : Esquel (Argentina)
Performance : 141 km/h
Pilots : Jean-Marie CLEMENT (France) and Patrice PAPAZIAN (France)
Glider : Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM
Date: 23.11.2003
Current record : new
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Claim number : 8143
Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
General Category
Type of record : Free out-and-return distance
Course/location : Esquel (Argentina)
Performance : 2 073 km
Pilots : Jean-Marie CLEMENT (France) and Patrice PAPAZIAN (France)
Glider : Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM
Date: 23.11.2003
Current record : 1715.5 km (20.12.2002 - Klaus OHLMANN, Germany)
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The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence
required has been received and checked, the exact figures will be
established and the records ratified (if appropriate).



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In article ,
David Stevenson wrote:
This flight will earn him the Dr. Joachim Kuettner Trophy & $5000
prize for the 1st 2000km straight distance flight! Congratulations
again!!!

Boy, I bet he could sure use the money. He must wear out
a lot of seat cushions and pee tubes ;-]