In July 2018 Richard became the first person to fly a paraglider over 300km in the UK, taking the UK straight-line record to 306km and the goal record to 300.9km. He was in the air for over eight hours on a day that few others had even recognised as a potential record day. Having first claimed it over 30 years ago, Richard has set the UK record no less than nine times; he made the first UK 100km paraglider flight in 1994 and the first 200km flight in 2011. His planning and execution is an inspiration to all XC pilots.
