Claim: Yves Rousseau, a French inventor and aviator, holds the world record for the altitude above sea level with 5230 m (17,159 ft), and climb time to 3000 m, while flying a RWF1 Medium Ropuleim on July 18, 1992 in France.
Evidence: Yves Rousseau is a French inventor and aviator credited with multiple ultralight aircraft FAI world records. Altitude above sea level: 5230 m (17,159 ft) FAI powered microlight world records by Rousseau Climb time to 3000 m: 24 min (410 ft/min = 2.08 m/s) RWF1 RWF1 Medium Ropuleim Medium Ropuleim 18 July 1992 18 July 1992 France France