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How high do butterflies fly? How fast do butterflies fly?

Frequently Asked Questions about Butterflies and Moths: Beha...
I don't think they have been clocked but certainly some fast-flying skippers can fly 30 mile per hour or faster. Slow flying butterflies probably fly 5 mph or a little more. During fall migration migrating Monarchs have been seen flying by tall buildings such as the Empire State Building at 1,000+ ft. Butterflies are picked up by storm fronts and moved 100's of miles, probably at altitudes of several thousand feet.
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How do butterflies fly?

Frequently Asked Questions about Butterflies and Moths: Beha...
Butterflies have strong muscles in their thorax which force their wings up and down on a fulcrum basis. They actually go in a slanted figure 8 motion that propels them forward through the air in the same principle as an airplane.
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How high do they fly? How fast do they go?

Heli Wolves - The RC Helicopters Lair
Helicopters can go so high they are out of sight. Being able see the thing in order to control it is the only limit on how high they can fly. R/C helis can go 60-80 MPH or more.
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How high, how fast, and how far will we fly?

The 25th Annual Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning...
Hot air balloons usually cruise at an altitude of 1.000 feet above ground. Many balloon flights occur between 50 and 2,000 feet above the ground, but balloons can fly at treetop level or go much higher. Once the balloon reaches 12,500 feet, oxygen is required. (But rest assured, none of the balloons at the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning will fly anywhere near that high.
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Light Flight Service 3
We usually fly at tree top height to enjoy an "aerial nature walk." Our altitude is dependent upon the wind and what is below us, but generally up to 1,000 feet and sometimes higher. We fly in light winds of ten miles per hour or less. Our speed is that of the wind and distance will vary with the speed. We generally fly from four to eight miles on a flight. Where we fly from and to will be based solely on the wind.
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How (high/far/fast) can they fly?

FAQs
The radios we use have an effective range of around to a mile. Therefore, "technically" you should be able to fly up to that far away. However, in actual practice this is not the case. You can control the aircraft only as long as you can visually see it and determine its orientation (or in other words, tell what it is doing). The farther away it gets, the smaller it appears. Thus, at the point it you can no longer clearly see it, you are no longer in control of it..
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How fast do they fly?

British Dragonfly Society
The maximum speed of large species like the hawkers is around 10-15 metres/sec, or roughly 25-30 mph. Average cruising speed is probably about 10 mph. Small species, and especially damselflies, are generally slower, although many medium-sized species can probably keep up with the largest ones.
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How did some get such high scores so fast?

East Coast Horse Show Association's - Frequently Asked Quest...
Any member who won Champion or Reserve for a given division also earns an additional 10 or 6 points respectively. These bonus points are only displayed on the year-end points. You must be an ECHSA member and have earned at least one point to have points placed on the year-end points page. Riders earn points toward year-end for all equitation divisions. Horses and their owners earn points in all other Hunter and Jumper divisions.
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How fast, far and high does Concorde fly?

CONCORDE SST : FAQ
The aircraft flies at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2), which is around 1350 mph (depending on the temperature of the surrounding air). Take-off and landing speeds are considerably higher than for traditional subsonic aircraft. The range of the aircraft, with 100 passengers and 9 crew, under the correct conditions is about 4,500 miles. The maximum height Concorde can fly to is 60,000 ft (over 11 miles high).
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Aeroscout GmbH
The maximum flight velocity is given by the onboard flight control system and varies for different sizes of the Aeroscout helicopters. A UAV such as the Scout helicopters typically flies at 40-60 km/h.
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Roulettes FAQ: Royal Australian Air Force
During the show we usually fly at speeds up to 460km/h and, occasionally, 590km/h, depending on the manoeuvre.
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Moore Airtime Frequently Asked Questions
The trike you will fly with Moore Airtime cruises at about 55 mph, with a maximum speed of about 75 mph. When buying your own trike you can choose a wing with a cruise speed of 35 mph, up to 80 mph, or even faster!
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Space Voyages - Space Travel Adventure to Space Private Astr...
During the first portion of the flight (from the airfield to approximately 50,000 feet), the Sky Lifter will carry the Space Cruiser at speeds of up to 250 mph (402.5 km/hr). At the time of the climb to 100 km, the Space Cruiser will be flying at its top speed of over 2000 mph (3220 km/hr).
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Soaring Australia
Typically gliders fly at a sedate 50 ? 70 knots (around 90 ? 135 kph) between thermals. When circling in lift the speed may be as little as 40 knots (70 kph). The highest speed that gliders typically can fly at is 135 knots (250 kph)
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How high do mosquitoes fly?

CCMCD - Frequently Asked Questions
In general, mosquitoes that bite humans prefer to fly at heights of less than 25 ft. Asian Tiger Mosquitoes have been found breeding in tree holes over 40 feet above ground. In Singapore, they have been found in apartments 21 stories above ground. Mosquitoes have been found breeding up to 8,000 feet in the Himalayas and 2000 feet underground in mines in India.
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How high do balloons fly?

Hot Air Balloons USA - Hot Air Ballooning Frequently Asked Q...
Most balloonists enjoy low level flight. The typical balloon flight would be anywhere from tree level to about 3,000 feet above the ground.
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Adventure Asia
A normally loaded passenger balloon will fly from just a few feet above the surface to as high as two to three thousand feet. The altitude can easily be controlled by the pilot.
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How high can you fly?

WWW.FLYSUSSEX.COM - Sussex Paragliding
When training you will start out just skimming the ground. As you progress and become more skilled and confident you will gradually go higher. (Under your instructors directions) There are different sources of 'lift' available to Hang glider and Paraglider pilots. The most common is 'Ridge lift' where you soar on the uprising air from hills, cliffs etc. Average height gains using ridge lift are around 500ft. The most useful form of lift is 'Thermal lift'.
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Airparamo: Frequent Questions
high as your oxygen will allow. Some pilots have reached altitudes exceeding 18,000 feet above sea level. Most pilots fly under 1,500 feet.
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Arizona Hot Air Balloon Safaris
Every flight is different depending upon wind/weather conditions. A typical flight is anywhere between tree-top and 5000 feet above ground.
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FAQ | France Montgolfieres, hot air ballon flights in France...
The advantage of flying a balloon as opposed to other types of aircraft is simply its diverse ability to literally skim over rivers, brush over the treetops and attain a height of more than 1000 metres whilst providing panoramic landscape views ! Essentially, the flights depend upon the climatic conditions at the given time as well as the disposition of the passengers.
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All about Powered Parachutes > Powered Parachuting FAQs o...
The powered parachute has the ability to fly above 10,000 feet. Being a recreational vehicle, most powered parachute pilots fly between 500 and 1200 feet AGL (above ground level).
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Where do we fly, and how high will we go?

Smoky Mountain Balloon Adventures - Frequently Asked Questio...
Our balloon flights originate in Sevierville, Tennessee at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The topography of the area is 80% rolling farm land, and offers stunning 360° scenic views. From your aerial vantage point you can view Cherokee Lake to the north and Douglas Lake to the south, with the majestic Smoky Mountains in the background. We normally fly below 1500-2000 feet above ground level.
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FAQ
high as you want. Most of the time powered paragliders are flown between 500 to 2000 feet. The world record however is in excess of 18000 feet.
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Balloon in Tuscany
Low enough to pick pine cones from tree tops, and high enough to view the top of snow peaked mountains.
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