Klaus Ohlmann

Who is Klaus Ohlmann?

Klaus Ohlmann, born 1952 in Neustadt, Germany is a German glider pilot who has established 36 world records approved by FAI. Among these is the record for a free distance flight with up to 3 turn-points by flying 3,009 km from Chapelco Airport at San Martín de los Andes in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM on 21 January 2003 with his co-pilot Karl Rabeder. He also broke Hans-Werner Grosse's free distance record, which had lasted over 30 years, on 9 January 2003 by a flight of 2,247.6 km in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM at El Calafate in Argentina. He is a member of the Mountain Wave Project of the meteorological section of OSTIV. Flying in wave conditions are his forte. Klaus lives in southern France, near Serres where he has a glider center called Quo Vadis renowned for his guided flights in the area.