Fareed Lafta Explained

Fareed Lafta (Arabic: فريد لفتة) is an Iraqi pilot and athlete, and has appeared in Guinness World Records for participating in the first skydive above Mount Everest.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Guinness World Records

Largest flag flown whilst skydiving by Fareed, according to Guinness World Records, Whilst parachuting over the Skydive Chicago facility in Ottawa, Illinois, USA, Fareed flew an Iraq flag measuring 1,226.27 m² (13,199.49 ft²). As well Fareed flew in a lawn chair suspended by helium-filled party balloons over central Oregon, USA.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Lawn chair balloon flight cancelled early.Due to thunderstorms and winds Fareed and Kent Couch faced a loss due to end of flight which failed the plan of taking off out of Oregon to Montana, the two lawn - chairs were attached 350 helium balloons. The flight almost travelled around 30 miles (48km.) at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3048 metres) from the start point in the north east.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Peace and Sport Forum

At the Peace and Sport Forum (Dubai), Under the guidance of Fareed, he and his team create world's largest symbol of peace out of buttons, also hundreds of volunteers from all around the world got together to send a Peace message from Dubai.[16] [17] [18]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Skydiver aims to make Iraq soar. Fordham. Alice. 13 June 2009. The National (Abu Dhabi). 29 January 2010.
  2. News: The sky's the limit for extreme sports fan who aims to be Iraq's first man in space. Howard. Michael. 27 May 2009. The Guardian. 20 June 2017.
  3. News: Dubai Media Inc - Astronauts - فريد لفته - العراق. Dubai TV. 15 October 2022.
  4. News: Nishant Piyush meets 10 times Guinness World Record holder Fareed Lafta. 26 November 2021. NE Now News (nenow.in). 15 October 2022.
  5. News: Largest flag flown whilst skydiving . 17 August 2012. Guinness World Records News. 15 October 2022.
  6. News: The Iraqi Guinness World Record holder captain Fareed Lafta presenting at TEDxBaghdad. March 2011. Tedx Baghdad. 15 October 2022. 15 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221015073923/https://tedxbaghdad.com/2011/03/the-iraqi-guinness-world-record-holder-captain-fareed-lafta-presenting-at-tedxbaghdad/. dead.
  7. News: Picture Of The Day: Real-Life 'Up' Created With Helium Balloons . 16 July 2012. Huffingtonpost. 15 October 2022.
  8. News: News – Couch Balloons. couchballoons.com. 15 October 2022.
  9. News: Largest flag flown while skydiving. 10 November 2015. Pantagraph. 15 October 2022.
  10. News: Lawn Chair Balloon Flight. Howard. Michael. 16 July 2012. U.S. News & World Report. 15 October 2022.
  11. News: 'Lawn chair' balloonist to set sail from Oregon, seeks record . Cook. Dan. 14 July 2012. Reuters. 15 October 2022.
  12. News: Lawn chair balloon flight forced to land early in Oregon. Gast. Phil. 14 July 2012. CNN. 15 October 2022.
  13. News: Lawn chair helium balloon flight aborted due to thunderstorms . 15 July 2012. The Guardian. 15 October 2022.
  14. News: The sky's the limit for extreme sports fan who aims to be Iraq's first man in space. 30 July 2010 . The Telegraph. 15 October 2022.
  15. News: Bad Weather Deters Men From Flying On Lawn Chairs Tied To Helium Balloons. Teoh. Sui Ying. 16 July 2012. themarysue.com. 15 October 2022.
  16. News: Fareed Lafta . Peace and Sport. 15 October 2022.
  17. News: The sky's the limit for extreme sports fan who aims to be Iraq's first man in space. Harnan . Eugene. 21 February 2013. The National (Abu Dhabi). 15 October 2022.
  18. News: World’s largest peace dove soars with new Guinness record . 13 March 2013. Saudi Gazette. 15 October 2022.

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