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APCO Achievements for 1999


Place Country Pilot Competition Date Wing
World Record Eucla (Australia) Howard Travers Speed over out and return of 100 km January 99 Futura Tandem 42
World Record Eucla (Australia) Howard Travers Out and return-distance January 99 Futura Tandem 42
World Record Quixada (Brazil) Andre Fleury Open Distance Tandem (214 km in 5 hours) December 99 Futura Tandem 42
Norwegian Record Norway Stein-Tore Erdal Declared Goal (68.5 km) May 99 Bagheera
1st Female (Serial Class)3rd overall (Serial Class)3rd Female (Open Class) Argentina Allison Maddock Argentina PWC February 99 Bagheera (Serial Production Glider)
4th, 5th, 6th Serial class Argentina Simon Oliphant, Andrew Smith, and Carlo Borsattino Argentina PWC February 99 Bagheeras
4th Open Class Australia Simon Oliphant Australian Open-Manilla March 99 Bagheera
3rd, 4th, 5th, and 1st female Open class South Africa Beau Basson, Andrew Smith, Stuart McDermid, and Andrea Joubert National Paragliding Championships March 99 Tigras
1stOpen class Argentina Carlo Borsattino National Paragliding Championships March 99 Bagheera
1st Serial Class Italy Andrew Smith World Cup, Como May 99 Bagheera
1st Standard Class Slovenia Grah Marjan Slovenian Nationals June 99 Bagheera
2nd Standard Class Slovenia Lavejez Primoz Slovenian Nationals June 99 Bagheera
1st Sports Class Italy Fabio Fabbri Italian Open, Cervara June 99 Bagheera
2nd Serial Class Austria Carlo Borsattino Nordic Cup, Koessen June 99 Bagheera
6th Overall Class Austria B. Winkelmann Nordic Cup, Koessen June 99 Bagheera
1st Overall Class Canada B. Winkelmann Canadian NationalChampionship July 99 Tigra
3rd Overall Class Canada Chris Fitzner Canadian NationalChampionship July 99 Futura
6th Overall Class Canada Max Lautenbacher Canadian NationalChampionship July 99 Bagheera
1st Place Sports Class Germany Franz Hirtl Cross Country Championship August 99 Sierra
1st Open Class Zimbabwe Nell Terry Zimbabwe PG Open August 99 Allegra
1st British Open and 2nd overall British Championships U.K. Russell Ogden British Open and British Championships August 99 Bagheera
1st Intermediate Class Zimbabwe Tony Patt Zimbabwe PG Open August 99 Allegra
1st Female  USA Jill Nephew Jackson Hole PG Extrav.,Cross Country August 99 Bagheera 
1st Place South Africa Andrew Smith Natal Regional Comp. September 99 Bagheera
1st Place Indonesia Lilik Darmono Indonesian National Championships September 99 Bagheera
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 10th Place Indonesia Various Pilots Indonesian National Championships September 99 Xtras, Sentra and Futuras
3rd Serial Class USA Luis Rosenkjer US Nationals September 99 Bagheera
3rd Female Open Class USA Jill Nephew US Nationals September 99 Bagheera
1st Serial Class Italy Stefano Sottroi Italian Championship September 99 Allegra
1st Serial Class Italy Stefano Sottroi Italian Championship September 99 Allegra
1st and 2nd Place Sweden August Sandqvist and Oliver Thurman Swedish Cross Country League October 99 Bagheeras
4th Place Germany Ulrike Bauerlein German Cup October 99 Bagheera
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