Richard Meredith-Hardy Explained

Richard Meredith-Hardy (born 23 August 1957) is a British extreme microlight pilot. He has been flying microlights since 1984, was twice World Microlight Champion and has held a variety of speed records.^[1]

Notable voyages by Meredith-Hardy include:

• London to Harare, Zimbabwe (12,500 miles).^[2]
• The first flight over Mount Everest in a microlight craft,^[3] at the same time towing a hang-glider flown by Angelo d'Arrigo.
• Award-winning 13,000-mile microlight voyage from London to Sydney with blind adventurer Miles Hilton-Barber.^[4] In 2009, the Royal Aero Club Norton-Griffiths Trophy, presented by Prince Michael of Kent, was jointly awarded to Miles Hilton-Barber and his co-pilots, Richard Meredith-Hardy and Brian Milton.

Awards

In 2001, Meredith-Hardy was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club of the UK.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: . History of Records: Richard MEREDITH-HARDY (GBR) . 2010-03-19.
2. News: . 26 April 1986 . 1 . Historic ultralight flight completed .
3. News: Man flies microlight over Everest . 24 May 2004 . .
4. News: My 13,000 miles flying blind in a microlight . 1 May 2007 . . Bernard Lagan.
5. http://royalaeroclub.co.uk/medals-and-awards.php?title=&id=54 Royal Aero Club