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California man flies 222.22 miles non-stop for over nine-and-a-half hours to break the record...

• https://www.dailymail.co, By ARIEL ZILBER

California man was officially recognized as the world record holder for longest non-stop hang gliding flight by logging 222.22 miles above Owens Valley in California.

Owen Morse, who is one half of the professional juggling duo The Passing Zone alongside Jon Wee, shattered the record by flying his Wills Wing T3 hang glider over the Sierra Nevada mountains of eastern California on June 19.

'This flight was a dream come true for me,' Morse told Cross Country Magazine.

'For six years I've been chasing the out-and-back world record, and this year, all the pieces of the puzzle finally came together beautifully.' 

It took more than nine-and-a-half hours for Morse to complete the course. He managed to reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour while meandering his way through the Owens Valley.

The Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), the world governing body for air sports, including hang gliding, reviewed Morse's flight data and ratified his record-breaking trip.

'My previous attempts had ended prematurely for a number of reasons – thunder storms on course line, a NOTAM due to a nearby forest fire, a harness pitch cord failure, and running out of daylight (another way of saying I had been flying too slowly),' he said.


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