Congratulations to team pilot Augustin Bedek, who finished 2nd in the XContest 2025 Standard Class flying the BREEZE and BASE 3.
He notched up several 200km+ flights, the first being a 230km flat triangle from Col du Fer on the BASE 3 on 18th May. He switched to the BREEZE in June, flying many more big flights including six 200km+ FAI triangles.
His top-scoring flight, screenshot above, was a
245.83km FAI triangle from Col de l’Izoard on 18 August, on the Breeze.
The six flights that counted for the XContest ranking were all over 200km:
18/8 – 245km FAI triangle from Col de l’Izoard
8/8 – 216km FAI triangle from Puy Aillaud (video)
17/8 – 204km FAI triangle from Ceillac
24/8 – 203km FAI triangle from St André
30/7 – 202km FAI triangle from Col de l’Izoard
18/5 – 230km flat triangle from Col du Fer