SAFA Skysailor Magazine

14 SKY SAILOR July | August 2020 D o you need to fly in Brazil or Australia for really long flatlands XC flights? On 21 May 2020, Bogdan used the European long daylight hours of summer to fly an open distance of 353.3km across the flatlands in Ukraine on his Nova Sector (EN-C) with an average speed of more than 46km/h, making this the longest flight in Europe this season to date. First choppy weather conditions, followed by Covid-19 restrictions on outdoor activities, this spring XC pilots had a lot of spare time to plan Ukraine, 2020: Bogdan Baziuk flies 353km in Europe On 21 May 2020 Bogdan completed the then longest lowland flight of the year throughout Europe – 353.3km. One expects such flights in Brazil or Australia… but this took Bogdan through a stretch of his homeland Ukraine. Bogdan previously flew 437km from north to south across his home country on 29 June 2015 – another European best. Above: Over the Ukrainian flatlands Far left: In 2015, Bogdan launched his Gradient Aspen 5 from a winch, and flew for 9.5 hours at an average speed of 47.38km/h for a distance of 437km – north to south across Ukraine Left: The 2020 flight of over 7.5 hours in the air, with an average of 46km/h and a total distance of 353.3km can be found at [www.xcontest.org/world/de/fluge/details/: SeaMan/21.5.2020/09:16] All photos: Bogdan Baziuk