I Flew a Paramotor 3,400 Miles Across America and set a World Record | Episode 4 - The Great Plains

Starting on 24 May 2026 I took my paramotor and attempted to fly it solo unsupported as far as I could go up the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. This adventure ended up going so well that I continued well past my original goal and set a World Record for longest distance traveled by paramotor solo unsupported: 3396 miiles. Equipment Used: Paramotor - Nirvana F-Light 200cc Wing - Dudek Warp 3 (20m) All-Up Takeoff Weight: 330lbs / 150kg Me w/clothes and helmet: 195lbs Paramotor w/reserve: 60lbs XC Bag (w/oil, camping gear, etc): 35lbs 5 gallons of gas: 30lbs Wing: 10lbs The journey was documented with three separate GPS trackers: Garmin InReach Mini 2: https://share.garmin.com/zackwatkins Gaggle Flight Recorder: https://app.flygaggle.com/profile/BLq... XC Nav: No web link, but stored as local KML files Towns I saw in this video (in order): Plattsmouth, NE Council Bluffs, IA Modale, IA Decatur, NE Macy, NE Sioux City, SD Maskell, NE Vermillion, SD Yankton, SD Tyndall, SD Avon, SD Wagner, SD Platte, SD Chamberlain, SD Fort Thompson, SD Onida, SD Mobridge, SD McLaughlin, SD Selfridge, ND New Salem, ND Judson, ND Hazen, ND