Olaf Schmidt

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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
yearcontestlocationcategoryrankingteam ranking
1998German Championshipsunlimitedn/a
2000German Championshipsunlimited8n/a
2002German Championshipsunlimited8n/a
2003World Championships Pér, Hungaryunlimited17
2004German Championships Biberach an der Riß, Germanyunlimited14n/a
2004European Championships Moravska Trebova, Czech Republicunlimited28
2004Open Dutch Championshipsunlimited1n/a
2005Open British Championships Vale of Belvoir (Saltby airfield), UK [2] unlimited1n/a
2005World Championships Serpukhov (Drakino airfield), Russiaunlimited28
2006German Championships Bad Frankenhausen, Germanyunlimited4n/a
2006European Championships Rybnik, Polandunlimited133 (with Eugen Schaal and Markus Feyerabend)
2006Open Dutch Championships Deelen, Netherlandsunlimited1n/a
2007World Championships Niederöblarn, Austriaunlimited4 (best German)2 (with Markus Feyerabend and Eugen Schaal)
2008German National Championships Rothenburg (Oberlausitz), Germanyunlimited2n/a
2008European Championships Radom (Piastow airfield), Polandunlimited133 (with Markus Feyerabend and Hans-Georg Resch)

[1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "DAeC: German National Team Member Olaf Schmidt" . Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  2. ↑ "BAeA: the British Glider Nationals - 2005" . Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  3. ↑ "FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  4. ↑ "FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  5. ↑ "FAI CIVA: pilot profile of Olaf Schmidt" . Retrieved 2008-08-21.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Results of the German Glider Aerobatic Championships 2008 (unlimited)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-08-02.[ permanent dead link ]
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