Records
On January 19, 2008 Mark Jackson from Altrincham, UK, flew over Kilimanjaro. In doing so he broke the record for the highest altitude attained in a microlight, 24,262 feet (7,395 m), and the fastest climb to 20,000 feet (6,100 m) feet (25 minutes). He also broke the British record for the fastest climb to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) (19 minutes). He did the flight with Eve Jackson.
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