Klaus Ohlmann, born 1952 in Neustadt, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 is a German glider

Gliding

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...

 pilot who has established 36 world records approved by FAI

FAI Gliding Commission

The International Gliding Commission is a leading international governing body for the sport of gliding.It is one of several Air Sport Commissions of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale , or "World Air Sports Federation"...

. Among these is the record for a free distance flight with up to 3 turn-points by flying 3,009 km from Chapelco Airport

Chapelco

Chapelco, or Cerro Chapelco, is a mountain and mountain mazice in Neuquen Province, south-western Argentina. The mountain has a ski center located 18 kilometres from the tourist centre of San Martín de los Andes city.- External links :*...

 at San Martín de los Andes

San Martín de los Andes

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 (Argentina) in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM

Schempp-Hirth Nimbus

|- References :*Moffat G, Winning on the Wind, Soaring Press, 1974*Thomas F, Fundamentals of Sailplane Design, College Park Press, 1999*Simons M, Segelflugzeuge 1965-2000, Eqip, 2004...

 on 21 January 2003.
He also broke Hans-Werner Grosse's

Hans-Werner Grosse

Hans-Werner Grosse is a German glider pilot who has established 46 world records approved by FAI Gliding Commission....

 free distance record, which had lasted over 30 years, on 9 January 2003 by a flight of 2,247.6 km in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM at El Calafate

El Calafate

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 in Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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He is a member of the Mountain Wave Project

Mountain Wave Project

The Mountain Wave Project pursues global scientific research of gravity waves and associated turbulence. MWP seeks to develop new scientific insights and knowledge through high altitude and record seeking glider flights with the goal of increasing overall flight safety and improving pilot...

 of the meteorological section of OSTIV

Organisation Scientifique et Technique du Vol à Voile

Organisation Scientifique et Technique du Vol à Voile is a body associated with the FAI Gliding Commission . The FAI IGC oversees the sport of gliding worldwide and is a department of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ....

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Flying in wave conditions are his forte. Klaus lives in southern France, near Serres where he has a glider center called Quo Vadis renowned for his guided flights in the area.

Solar-powered pending claim at FAI

Claim number : 16110
Sub-class :CS (Solar-Powered Aeroplane)
Type of record : Free out-and-return distance
Course/location : _to be advised
Performance : 155.8 km
Pilot : Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)
Aircraft : ICARE 2
Date :22.09.2010
Current record : no record set yet