Lindsay Muir (balloonist)

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Lindsay Muir
Lindsay Muir.jpg
Muir in Frankenthal, 2012
Personal information
Born21 June 1957 (1957-06-21) (age 67) [1]
Medal record
Hot air ballooning
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Women's European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Alytus Women's Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Frankenthal Women's Overall
British Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Overall
World Air Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Overall
FAI World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Women's Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Women's Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Women's Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Women's Overall

Lindsay Muir (born 21 June 1957) [1] is a British female balloonist and FAI world record holder, who became European champion in 2012.

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In 2010 Muir won silver at 1st FAI Women's European Championships in Alytus, Lithuania. Two years later she became European Champion at the second event in Frankenthal, Germany. She also participated in 1995 12th FAI World Hot Air Ballooning Championships where she finished 6th in open gender classification.

Life

Muir began flying in 1983 and earned her private Pilot’s Certificate on 21 November 1983, the 200th anniversary of aviation. Later she moved on to become a Commercial Pilot. Since 1989, she has participated in FAI World and European Championships, where for many years she has regularly been the only woman.

On 21 May 2000 Muir set a women's world record in the class AX-10 (hot air balloons from 4000 to 6000 m³). After 19 hours 7 minutes and 55 seconds heavy weather forced her to land. The record was still unbroken 15 years later. [2]

Muir is married to Graham Hallett, chief technical officer of the British Balloon and Airship Club. Their daughter Chloe Hallet is participating in the FAI competitions since 2015, when she was the youngest British balloon pilot at the age of 17. In March 2015, Muir was elected vice president of the CIA (Commission Internationale d'Aérostation) the FAI's ballooning commission).

Competition record

World Championships

European Championships

British Championships (wins only)

FAI Women's World Cup (wins only)

World Air Games

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lindsay Muir". FAI Ballooning Commission. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  2. ↑ 21 MAY 2000: THE STORY OF LINDSAY MUIR'S HOT AIR BALLOON WORLD RECORD. FAI website. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. ↑ List of Pilots (Final Results). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  4. ↑ 3rd FAI Women’s European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
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