Stanisław Makula

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Stanisław Makula a Polish glider aerobatic pilot. He took part in several Polish Glider Aerobatic Championships [1] and FAI European and World Championships. [2] Together with his father Jerzy Makula [3] and Krzystof Brzakalik he won the team silver medal in the 11th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Serpukhov in 2005. [4]

Poland republic in Central Europe

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

Gliding recreational activity and competitive air sport

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.

Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders.

Achievements of Stanisław Makula in international FAI glider aerobatic championships (unlimited category) [2] [5]
yearcompetitionrankingteam rankingglider
201114th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships 151 Solo Fox
201010th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships 203 Solo Fox
200913th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships 22 Solo Fox
20089th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships 15 Solo Fox
200712th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships 15 Solo Fox
20068th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships26 MDM-1 Fox
200511th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships82
20047th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships10
200310th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships9 MDM-1 Fox
20019th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 2nd World Air Games Glider Aerobatics Championships31
20005th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships18
19998th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships21 MDM-1 Fox

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References

  1. ↑ Polish Team at 2006 EAGC -accessec 2008-01-11
  2. 1 2 FAI: pilot profile of Stanisław Makula [ permanent dead link ] - accessed 2008-01-11
  3. ↑ airliners.net: Solo-Fox of Jerzy and Stanisław Makula - accessed 2008-07-04
  4. ↑ FAI: WGAC 2005 Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine . - accessed 2008-07-04
  5. ↑ FAI: pilot profile of Stanisław Makula [ permanent dead link ] - accessed 2008-08-21


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