Klaus Schrodt

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Klaus Schrodt
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Schrodt in 2010
Born (1946-09-14) 14 September 1946 (age 77)
Dieburg
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg Germany
WebsiteProfile at haute-voltige.com

Klaus Schrodt (born 14 September 1946) [1] is a German aviator who formerly raced in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Before joining the series, Schrodt was an airline pilot and yachtsman.

Whilst being passionate for yachting in his youth, Schrodt maintained a strong interest in flying, travelling 30 kilometres (19 mi) each day in order to clean hangars in exchange for 10 minutes of flying lessons. [2] After completing flight school, he became a pilot for Lufthansa at 19 years old; [2] Schrodt retired in 2002 to focus on aerobatic flying. [2] Schrodt's aviation career has seen him take the German Aerobatic Championship five times, as well as the 2001 and 2005 Freestyle World Aerobatic Championship and the 2002 and 2004 Freestyle European Championships. [2] Klaus has flown over 100 different aircraft, notching up more than 22,000 flying hours.

His interest in yachting led to crossing the Atlantic ocean on three separate solo trips, the first of which was in 1976. [2]

Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Schrodt
at the Red Bull Air Race World Series
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2003 Flag of Austria.svg
NC		 Flag of Hungary.svg
2nd		502nd
2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
4th		 Flag of Hungary.svg
2nd		 Flag of the United States.svg
DNS		803rd
2005 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
5th		 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
2nd		 Flag of Austria.svg
7th		 Flag of Ireland.svg
4th		 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
4th		 Flag of Hungary.svg
5th		 Flag of the United States.svg
3rd		1804th
2006 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
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4th		 Flag of Germany.svg
4th		 Flag of Russia.svg
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9th		 Flag of Hungary.svg
7th		 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
8th		 Flag of the United States.svg
6th		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
10th		707th
2007 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
9th		 Flag of Brazil.svg
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13th		 Flag of Turkey.svg
9th		 Flag of Spain.svg
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13th		0013th

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References

  1. ↑ "Red Bull Air Race World Series". web.archive.org. 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Red Bull Air Race 2008 Archived 2006-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
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