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Snowdonia Sky Sports XC Flight Records:
Record distance flights from Snowdonia Sky Sports sites.
If your flight is not listed here, please email Nick the details.
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Take Off |
Landing |
Distance |
Date |
Pilot |
Notes |
| Bochlwyd |
Newtown |
98km |
? |
Pete Bridston |
Took off from Moel y Ci, Bombed at Bochlwyd then took
off again making 98km on the second flight. |
| Foel Lus |
Machynlleth |
70km |
- |
Bob Drury |
- |
| Glyders |
Amlwch |
45.1km |
? |
Bob Drury/
Keith Simpson |
Airspace negotiation or turnpoints will be needed to beat
this record. |
| Harlech |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Harlech
Cliff (Llanfair) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Moel
Berfedd |
Fairbourne |
41km |
30/03/96 |
Phil Williams |
P Bridston, P Bursnall & J Silvester have flown to
Nefyn/Trefor at 30 – 40km |
| Moel
Elio |
Newtown |
98km |
? |
John Silvester |
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| Moel
Wnion |
Towyn Beach nr Belgrano |
37.6km |
02/05/08 |
Pete Logan |
Probably the most scenic flight I've ever had! |
| Moel
y Ci |
Oswestry |
76km |
Big Monday! |
John Gladston |
Only had 65p in his pocket! Several other big flights
were done that day. |
| Nant
Gwrthyrn |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Penmaen
Bach |
Criccieth |
40km |
'00 |
Pete Bridston |
Flight done in January! |
| Pen
yr Helgi Du |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ellidir
Fach/Quarries |
Telford |
115.7km |
‘96 |
John Silvester |
Also managed an out and return to Trawsfynnydd in 2006. |
| Snowdon
Station 4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Snowdon
Viewpoint |
Iron Bridge |
115.1km |
08/05/03 |
John Silvester |
Also 112.1km on 08/06/99. |
| Trefor |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tremadoc |
Colwyn Bay |
52km |
06/05/95 |
Phil Williams |
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Crossing the Menai Straights, Hall of Fame!
Pete Dyer, Sam Roberts, Bob Drury, Keith Simpson, Phil Williams,
Gavin Dale, Ian Lloyd Jones, Steve Nash, Crispin Waddy. |
