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Records Set

Steve set 90 official international FAI world speed records based on the Sporting Code applicable at the date the records were flown. From 2009 the FAI changed the Sporting code to restrict all records flown to a minimum distance of 400 km. Previously ‘International’ records had no minimum distance requirement. All such previously valid records are now considered as ‘retired’ which means that they can never be broken. Indeed Steve set what is believed to be the world’s shortest ever world speed record - Windsor, ON (Canada) to Detroit, MI (USA) and this too can now never be broken!

However, ‘retired’ FAI records are no longer listed on the online FAI record database. Here is a link to a page showing Steve’s ‘retired’ FAI world records

The remaining FAI records are listed by the FAI on their website at- http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=ga&id=6298

In addition, Steve has set the following British National Records:

1. All the above FAI records - these must be recognised as British National Records before being passed to the FAI for ratification as World Records.

2. First flight by a British pilot flying a homebuilt airplane around the ‘four corners’ of America - Key West FL, San Diego CA, Bellingham WA, Bangor ME.

3. Shortest ‘city to city’ speed record - Detroit, MI, USA to Windsor, ON, Canada - 0.26 miles!

4. Three ‘four corners’ flight around America, two of which involved setting multiple FAI world speed records which included three Transcontinental speed records - Vancouver, Canada to Bangor, USA - Seattle, USA to Halifax, Nova Scotia - Freeport, Bahamas to San Diego, USA.

5. Based on the official timings recorded for the 90 international FAI world records claimed and the FAI rules applicable at the date of the flights, a further 178 records could have been claimed giving a total of 268 records set.

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Notes: Duplicate records in both the ‘unlimited’ and the aircraft’s ‘weight class’ are often claimed as this is allowed within the FAI rules. All but one of Steve’s claimed records are individual records.