Olaf Schmidt
Olaf Schmidt (born 1962) is a German glider aerobatic pilot.[1]
He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider aerobatic courses as a tow pilot. He obtained a glider aerobatics rating in 1987. In 1994 he competed in a glider aerobatic competition in the advanced category for the first time. The 1998 German National Championship was his first competition in the unlimited category.
He became a member of the German National Glider Aerobatics Team in 2001. Since then he has competed in the European and in the World Glider Aerobatic Championships.[1]
Achievements in glider aerobatic competitions | |||||
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year | contest | location | category | ranking | team ranking |
1998 | German Championships | unlimited | n/a | ||
2000 | German Championships | unlimited | 8 | n/a | |
2002 | German Championships | unlimited | 8 | n/a | |
2003 | World Championships | Pér, Hungary | unlimited | 17 | |
2004 | German Championships | Biberach an der Riß, Germany | unlimited | 14 | n/a |
2004 | European Championships | Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic | unlimited | 28 | |
2004 | Open Dutch Championships | unlimited | 1 | n/a | |
2005 | Open British Championships | Vale of Belvoir (Saltby airfield), UK[2] | unlimited | 1 | n/a |
2005 | World Championships | Serpukhov (Drakino airfield), Russia | unlimited | 28 | |
2006 | German Championships | Bad Frankenhausen, Germany | unlimited | 4 | n/a |
2006 | European Championships | Rybnik, Poland | unlimited | 13 | 3 (with Eugen Schaal and Markus Feyerabend) |
2006 | Open Dutch Championships | Deelen, Netherlands | unlimited | 1 | n/a |
2007 | World Championships | Niederöblarn, Austria | unlimited | 4 (best German) | 2 (with Markus Feyerabend and Eugen Schaal) |
2008 | German National Championships | Rothenburg (Oberlausitz), Germany | unlimited | 2 | n/a |
2008 | European Championships | Radom (Piastow airfield), Poland | unlimited | 13 | 3 (with Markus Feyerabend and Hans-Georg Resch) |
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References
- ^ a b c "DAeC: German National Team Member Olaf Schmidt". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "BAeA: the British Glider Nationals - 2005". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "FAI CIVA: pilot profile of Olaf Schmidt". Retrieved 2008-08-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results of the German Glider Aerobatic Championships 2008 (unlimited)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-08-02.[permanent dead link]
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