Longest glider flight – free triangular distance (female)

Longest glider flight – free triangular distance (female)
Who
Susanne Schödel
Where
Namibia (Bitterwasser,)
When
20 December 2011
The longest distance flown by a female glider over a free triangular course in the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’s (FAI’s) Open Class is 1,062.5 km by Susanne Schödel (Germany) on 20 December 2011 in Bitterwasser, Namibia. Schödel flew in a Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2 CXM glider. The record was ratified by the FAI as Class D (Gliders) and Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders).