Richard Meredith-Hardy
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Richard Meredith-Hardy (born 23 August 1957[1]) is a British extreme microlight pilot. He has been flying microlights since 1984, was twice World Microlight Champion and has held a variety of speed records.[2]
Notable voyages by Meredith-Hardy include:
- London to Harare, Zimbabwe (12,500 miles).[3]
- The first flight over Mount Everest in a microlight craft,[4] at the same time towing a hang-glider flown by Angelo d'Arrigo.
- The longest microlight voyage in the world: 13,000 miles from London to Sydney with blind hang-glider pilot Miles Hilton-Barber.[5]
References
- ↑ "Person Page - 3434". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ "History of Records: Richard MEREDITH-HARDY (GBR)". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ "Historic ultralight flight completed". Reading Eagle, Pennsylvania. April 26, 1986. p. 1.
- ↑ "Man flies microlight over Everest". BBC News Online. May 24, 2004.
- ↑ Bernard Lagan (May 1, 2007). "My 13,000 miles flying blind in a microlight". The Times.
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