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Current Canadian Records

Current as of March 2023

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T A record set entirely within Canada – listed only if a “C” record is flown.
C indicates a record by a Canadian citizen originating outside the country.
(These are awarded only if a greater “Territorial” record does not exist.)

Open Records

Distance

Record	Pilot	Distance (km)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Free Distance	Marsden/Apps	1093		1984
Free Out & Return	Chester Fitchett	838	T	2019	OLC
Free Out & Return	Adam Zieba	1252.3	C	2013	OLC
Free 3 TP Dist	Chester Fitchett	1384.8	T	2024	OLC
Free 3 TP Dist	Brian Milner	2078.4	C	2012	OLC
Free Triangle Dist	Chris Gough	777.1	T	2015	OLC
Free Triangle Dist	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	1022.9	C	2015
Distance to Goal	Marsden/Apps	707		1984
3 TP Dist	Nick Bonniere	818.1	T	2010	OLC
3 TP Dist	Adam Zieba	1474.1	C	2010	OLC
Out & Return Dist	Tim Wood	690.2	T	2010	OLC
Out & Return Dist	Brian Milner	1128.9	C	1999
Triangle Dist	Hal Werneburg	803.7	T	1982
Triangle Dist	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	1017.3	C	2015

Altitude

Record	Pilot	Altitude (m)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Absolute Altitude	Bruce Hea	10,485	T	1981
Absolute Altitude	Walter Chmela	12,449	C	1974
Gain of Height	Dave Mercer	8,458		1995

Speed, Triangle

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tim Wood	183.3		2012	OLC
200 km	Bruce Friesen	134.2	T	2015
200 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	150.6	C	2015
300 km	Bruce Friesen	134.2	T	2015
300 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	150.6	C	2015
400 km	Bruce Friesen	134.2	T	2015	OLC
400 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	150.6	C	2015
500 km	Jerzy Szemplinski	113.9	T	2016
500 km	Peter Masak	151.2	C	1985
750 km	Willi Krug	108.8	T	1982
750 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	133.3	C	2015	OLC
1000 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	133.3	C	2015

Speed, O&R

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
300 km	Tim Wood	124.8	T	2010	OLC
300 km	Walter Weir	191.3	C	1989
500 km	Kevin Bennett	126.3	T	1992
500 km	Walter Weir	150.9	C	1996
750 km	Walter Weir	145	T	1994
1000 km	Brian Milner	147	C	1999

Speed, Goal

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tim Wood	180.3	T	2012	OLC
100 km	Rolf Siebert	183.7	C	2004	OLC
200 km	Joerg Stieber	138.1	T	2010	OLC
200 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	168.3	C	2017
300 km	Tim Wood	128.2	T	2008	OLC
300 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	168.3	C	2017
400 km	Tim Wood	92.7	T	2010	OLC
400 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	168.3	C	2017
500 km	Dave Marsden	97.1	T	1970
500 km	Adam Zieba	151.7	C	2010

15m Records

Distance

Record	Pilot	Distance (km)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Free Distance	Mike Apps	1093		1984
Free Out & Return	Tim Wood	612.6	T	2011	OLC
Free Out & Return	Brian Milner	1028.1	C	2012
Free 3 TP Dist	Tim Wood	1002.4	T	2008	OLC
Free 3 TP Dist	Brian Milner	2078.4	C	2012	OLC
Free Triangle Dist	Chris Gough	777.1		2015	OLC
Distance to Goal	Mike Apps	707		1984
3 TP Dist	Tim Wood	642.7	T	2007	OLC
3 TP Dist	Adam Zieba	1474.1	C	2010	OLC
Out & Return Dist	Tony Burton	652.3	T	1993
Out & Return Dist	Walter Weir	1032.1	C	1993
Triangle Dist	Hal Werneburg	803.7	T	1982
Triangle Dist	Peter Masak	1007	C	1987

Speed, Triangle

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tim Wood	183.3		2012	OLC
200 km	Bruce Friesen	134.2	T	2015	OLC
200 km	Joerg Stieber	139.2	C	2017
300 km	Bruce Friesen	134.2	T	2015
300 km	Joerg Stieber	139.2	C	2017
400 km	Bruce Friesen	134.2	T	2015	OLC
400 km	Joerg Stieber	139.2	C	2017
500 km	Walter Weir	105.7	T	1991
500 km	Joerg Stieber	139.2	C	2017
750 km	Willi Krug	108.8	T	1982
1000 km	Peter Masak	106.5	C	1987

Speed, O&R

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
300 km	Hal Werneburg	115.2	T	1983
300 km	Walter Weir	191.3	C	1989
500 km	Kevin Bennett	126.3	T	1992
500 km	Walter Weir	150.9	C	1996
750 km	Walter Weir	145	T	1994
1000 km	Walter Weir	142.6	C	1993

Speed, Goal

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tim Wood	180.3		2012	OLC
200 km	Tim Wood	128.2	T	2008	OLC
200 km	Adam Zieba	151.7	C	2010	OLC
300 km	Tim Wood	128.2	T	2008	OLC
300 km	Adam Zieba	151.7	C	2010	OLC
400 km	Tony Burton	81.5	T	1990
400 km	Adam Zieba	151.7	C	2010	OLC
500 km	Tim Wood	93.3	T	2014	OLC
500 km	Adam Zieba	151.7	C	2010	OLC

Club Records

Distance

Record	Pilot	Distance (km)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Free Distance	Mike Glatiotis	480.6		2002
Free Out & Return	Tim Wood	628.1	T	2010	OLC
Free Out & Return	Adam Zieba	1089.5	C	2013	OLC
Free 3 TP Dist	Tim Wood	882.1	T	2008	OLC
Free 3 TP Dist	Brian Milner	1804.1	C	2012
Free Triangle Dist	Chris Gough	777.1		2015	OLC
Distance to Goal	Tim Wood	412.8	T	2010	OLC
Distance to Goal	Adam Zieba	557.7	C	2010	OLC
3 TP Dist	Nick Bonniere	719.9	T	2010	OLC
3 TP Dist	Adam Zieba	1387.1	C	2010	OLC
Out & Return Dist	Tim Wood	628.1	T	2010	OLC
Triangle Dist	Chris Gough	750.2		2015	OLC

Speed, Triangle

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tim Wood	172.3		2012	OLC
200 km	Bruce Friesen	124.8	T	2015
200 km	Joerg Stieber	127.4	C	2017
300 km	Bruce Friesen	124.8	T	2015	OLC
300 km	Joerg Stieber	127.4	C	2017
400 km	Bruce Friesen	124.8	T	2015
400 km	Rolf Siebert	128.9	C	2004
500 km	Chris Gough	98.4	T	2015
500 km	Joerg Stieber	127.4	C	2017
750 km	Chris Gough	98.4	T	2015
750 km	Spencer Robinson	103.6	C	2003	OLC
1000 km	Not Claimed

Speed, O&R

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
300 km	Bruce Friesen	113.6	T	2002
300 km	Jerzy Szemplinski	125.4	C	2007	OLC
500 km	Tim Wood	98.1	T	2008	OLC
500 km	Jerzy Szemplinski	125.4	C	2007	OLC
750 km	Not Claimed
1000 km	Not Claimed

Speed, Goal

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tim Wood	169.5	T	2012	OLC
200 km	Nick Bonniere	115.4	T	2010	OLC
200 km	Adam Zieba	142.5	C	2010	OLC
300 km	Tim Wood	112.8	T	2008	OLC
300 km	Adam Zieba	142.5	C	2010	OLC
400 km	(starter)	85.6	T
400 km	Adam Zieba	142.5	C	2010	OLC
500 km	(starter)	100.4	T
500 km	Adam Zieba	142.5	C	2010	OLC

Female Records

Distance

Record	Pilot	Distance (km)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Free Distance	Ursula Wiese	607		1986
Free Out & Return	Melanie Paradis	253.4	T	2024
Free Out & Return	Tracie Wark	750.2	C	2003	OLC
Free 3 TP Dist	Sue Eaves	508.7	T	1995
Free 3 TP Dist	Tracie Wark	592.6	C	2000
Free Triangle Dist	Tracie Wark	523.2	C	2007
Free Triangle Dist	Melanie Paradis	338.8	T	2024
Distance to Goal	Antonia Williams	305	C	1975
3 TP Dist	Melanie Paradis	324.0	T	2024
Out & Return Dist	Ursula Wiese	328		1984
Out & Return Dist	Tracie Wark	510.3	C	2002
Triangle Dist	Jane Midwinter	317.6	T	1988
Triangle Dist	Tracie Wark	502.9	C	2006	OLC

Altitude

Record	Pilot	Altitude (m)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Absolute Altitude	Deirdre Duffy	8,986	T	1991
Absolute Altitude	A Cservenka	9,772	C	1969
Gain of Height	Deirdre Duffy	6,575		1991

Speed, Triangle

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tracie Wark	105	C	2003
200 km	Tracie Wark	99.9	C	2002
300 km	Tracie Wark	99.1	C	2001
400 km	Tracie Wark	95	C	2002
500 km	Tracie Wark	112.9	C	2006
750 km	Not Claimed
1000 km	Not Claimed

Speed, O&R

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
300 km	Ursula Wiese	59.6	T	1984
300 km	Tracie Wark	132.3	C	2000
500 km	Tracie Wark	99.6	C	2002
750 km	Not Claimed
1000 km	Not Claimed

Speed, Goal

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Tracie Wark	106.4		2002
200 km	Tracie Wark	129.1		2000
300 km	Not Claimed
400 km	Not Claimed
500 km	Not Claimed

Multiplace Records

Distance

Record	Pilot	Distance (km)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Free Distance	Chester Zwarych (R Adam)	495		1986
Free Out & Return	Trevor Florence (C Hildebrandt)	572.9	T	2013	OLC
Free Out & Return	Joerg Stieber (M Stieber)	763.9km	C	2017
Free 3 TP Dist	Trevor Florence (C Hildebrandt)	847.1		2013	OLC
Free 3 TP Dist	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	1057.4	C	2015	OLC
Free Triangle Dist	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	1022.9	C	2015	OLC
Distance to Goal	Chester Zwarych (H McColeman)	310	T	1984
Distance to Goal	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	405.4	C	2017
3 TP Dist	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	1050.8	C	2015	OLC
3 TP Dist	Ray Troppmann (M Carson)	419.8	T	2023
Out & Return Dist	Dave Marsden (E Dumas)	421.5	T	1979
Out & Return Dist	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	763.9	C	2017
Triangle Dist	John Firth (D Webber)	510.4	T	1986
Triangle Dist	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	1017.3	C	2015	OLC

Altitude

Record	Pilot	Altitude (m)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
Absolute Altitude	Melanie Paradis / Patrick Pelletier	9,831	T	2020	OLC
Absolute Altitude	Walter Chmela (VanMaurik)	10,390	C	1975
Gain of Height	Melanie Paradis / Patrick Pelletier	7275	T	2020	OLC

Speed, Triangle

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Dave Marsden (M Jones)	98.1	T	1975
100 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	150.6	C	2015	OLC
200 km	Dave Springford (S Pejic)	91.6	T	2017	OLC
200 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	150.6	C	2015	OLC
300 km	Dave Springford (S Pejic)	91.6	T	2017	OLC
300 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	150.6	C	2015	OLC
400 km	Dave Springford (S Pejic)	91.6	T	2017	OLC
400 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	150.6	C	2015	OLC
500 km	Dave Springford (S Pejic)	91.6	T	2017	OLC
500 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	144.0	C	2022	OLC
750 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	133.3	C	2015	OLC
1000 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	133.3	C	2015	OLC

Speed, O&R

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
300 km	Ernst Schneider (D Smith)	112.7	T	2008	OLC
300 km	Joerg Stieber (M Stieber)	144.1	C	2017
500 km	Joerg Stieber (M Stieber)	144.1	C	2017
750 km	Joerg Stieber (M Stieber)	144.1	C	2017
1000 km	Not Claimed

Speed, Goal

Record	Pilot	Speed (km/h)	Territorial/Citizen	Year	Flight
100 km	Trevor Florence (N Marsh)	105.1	T	2000
100 km	Michael Stieber (T Stieber)	182.2	C	2015	OLC
200 km	Dave Springford (S Pejic)	97.1	T	2017	OLC
200 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	168.3	C	2017
300 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	168.3	C	2017
400 km	Thomas Stieber (J Stieber)	168.3	C	2017
500 km	Not Claimed