The 29th of June 2014 could be the biggest day in the history of Turkish XC Flying. Muharrem Kilic reports:
We launched with a group of friends in Kahramanmaras, a relatively new area, to explore its record breaking potential. The weather forecast was “bombastic” for the day with 4000+ m cloudbase and high wind at altitude. All pilots took off together at around 11 o’clock and attempted to break the Turkish XC distance record of 258,9 km held by three Enzo pilots. After more than 7 hours flying, sometimes with over 100+ km ground speeds, 9 of the …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders