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5,000k across the USA

Zack Watkins spent two weeks flying more than 5,000km across the USA

7 September, 2026, by Bastienne Wentzel

In just 14 days Zack Watkins from Omaha (Nebraska, USA) flew well over 5,000km south to north in the USA with his paramotor. Between 24 May and 6 June this year he flew 3,396 miles (5,466 km) in 10 flyable days, almost averaging a staggering 550km per flying day.

Flying a Dudek Warp 3 (20m2) with a Nirvana F-Light 200cc paramotor, Zack broke several records, including the world’s longest unsupported paramotor trip and the USA paramotor straight-line distance record with a flight of 300 miles on 28 May. He was in the air for 6 hours 9 minutes...

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