Michael Goulian

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Michael Goulian
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Goulian in 2010
Born (1968-09-04) September 4, 1968 (age 56)
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg United States
SpouseKarin Goulian
Website mikegoulian.com

Michael George "Mike" Goulian (born September 4, 1968 in Winthrop, Massachusetts) is an American aerobatic national champion aviator who raced in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 99.

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Biography

Goulian racing in London in 2008 Michael Goulian Red Bull Air Race London 2008 (3).jpg
Goulian racing in London in 2008
Goulian flying his Edge 540 at the 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba 2017RedBullAirRaceChibaN540BF.jpg
Goulian flying his Edge 540 at the 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba

Goulian was born into an aviation business family, which founded Executive Flyers Aviation, one of the largest flying schools in the Northeastern United States in 1964. [1] Michael's father Myron Goulian (also known as "Mike") was an FAA examiner. Michael grew up by washing airplanes and sweeping the hangar floor. He learned to fly before he could drive a car and soloed in a Cessna 150 on his 16th birthday in 1984.

Inspired by the 1980 movie Cloud Dancer , [2] Goulian began his aerobatic training in 1985 during his pilot study. He then established an aerobatic school within Executive Flyers Aviation. While earning his living as a corporate airline pilot, Goulian worked his way toward the top ranks of air show display flying and competition aerobatics and became US National Champion in the Advanced Category at the age of 22, making him the youngest pilot ever to have won that competition. [3] In 1992, he was the top-ranked US male aerobatic pilot and Silver Medalist in the Unlimited Category, an achievement he repeated in 1993. In 1995, he became the US National Champion in the Unlimited Category. He was a member of the US Aerobatic Team in 1994, 1996 and 1998.

In 2006, Goulian was awarded the prestigious Art Scholl Memorial Award for airshow showmanship by the International Council of Airshows (ICAS).

Goulian is co-author of a series of books called Basic and Advanced Aerobatics, published by McGraw Hill, which became the industry standard for aerobatic flight training manuals.

He is the co-founder of two Bedford, Massachusetts, United States–based aviation companies: Linear Air, which offers air taxi services using very light jets and piston-powered aircraft, and Mike Goulian Aviation, which is a Cirrus aircraft training, management and rental company.

In 2021, AOPA named Goulian chairman of its Hat in The Ring Society, a philanthropic foundation that promotes aviation access, safety and education. [4]

He flies a Cirrus SR22T for his business and personal travels, [5] and is an avid skier, ice hockey player and golfer. He has been married to Karin Goulian since 2000, with whom he has one daughter: Emily (born 2006).

Racing record

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

2004-2010

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2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
DNP
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DNP
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4th
306th
2006 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
6th
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9th
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5th
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CAN
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DNS
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4th
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5th
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5th
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6th
1105th
2007 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
7th
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DNS
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11th
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7th
Flag of Spain.svg
CAN
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
6th
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DNS
Flag of Hungary.svg
9th
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9th
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9th
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CAN
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2nd
608th
2008 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
11th
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5th
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8th
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CAN
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7th
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11th
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8th
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6th
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CAN
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10th
1608th
2009 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
14th
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14th
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6th
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1st
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9th
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11th
22110th
2010 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
4th
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11th
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8th
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6th
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7th
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13th
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CAN
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CAN
2409th
Series not held between 2011 and 2013

2014-2019

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12th
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12th
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9th
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12th
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11th
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10th
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6th
3012th
2015 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
12th
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6th
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4th
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11th
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9th
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7th
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9th
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6th
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5th
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10th
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13th
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10th
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4th
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6th
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10th
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CAN
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6th
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8th
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5th
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12th
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3rd
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10th
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14th
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7th
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2018 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
1st
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3rd
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2nd
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4th
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2nd
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12th
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1st
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8th
7323rd
2019 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
3rd
213rd

Legend:

  • CAN: Cancelled
  • DNP: Did not participate
  • DNS: Did not show
  • DQ: Disqualified
  • NC: Not classified

See also

References

  1. "Executive Flyers Aviation celebrates 50 years". General Aviation News. 5 March 2014.
  2. Phillip B. Wilson (October 13, 2017). "FAMILY TIES TO AVIATION HELPED AMERICAN GOULIAN TAKE OFF AS A WORLD-CLASS AEROBATIC PILOT". Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved June 3, 2022. What did get his attention was seeing the 1980 movie "Cloud Dancer" about a world champion aerobatic pilot played by actor David Carradine.
    "As a 17-year-old kid, that looked like an athletic thing in the sky, kind of a little dangerous, it looked cool," he said. "I started to take aerobatic lessons, and I just tell people I was too dumb to quit."
  3. "Bremont Watch Company Teams Up with Mike Goulian". Mike Goulian Airshows. 25 July 2013.
  4. Michael Goulian Named Chair of AOPA Foundation's Hat in The Ring Society AOPA. 11 March 2021.
  5. "Cirrus Aircraft Announces 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship Sponsorship". PR Newswire. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2024.