Alejandro Riera <email> writes:

On Saturday, march 29th, Sandy Dittmar flew 334 km, setting a new Straight Distance HG record for Venezuela, in a Wills Wing T2 154. It took almost 6 hours to complete the distance, averaging 55 kph. The previous record was set in 2003 at 307 km, also by Sandy, taking him 8 hours.

This weekend was the first time aerotowing was used to launch in our country, with a group of six aerotowing-experienced pilots and 1 new to it. We used an trike in very strong conditions in the "llanos" (plains), one of the best places in Venezuela to set distance records.