Within the main event, AIR BORNE, there will also be a show of competitive character, called PETER PODLUNŠEK CHALLENGE. With attractive acrobatic program this show will be the high point of the meeting. The Peter Podlunšek Challenge will be an international acrobatic attraction and a competition at the same time, called 4-minute Freestyle. The rules of the competition will lean on the standards from world championships of this category, which is considered the most attractive category for the viewers. Pilots to take part at the Peter Podlunšek Challenge are renowned acrobatic pilots from all over Europe: Hungarian Zoltan Veres, Spaniard Sergio Pla, Englishman Andy Bickmore, German Peter Steiman, Slovak František Pytlik, Swiss Aldo DiBernardo and, of course, Slovenian Peter Podlunšek.
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Peter Podlunšek, Slovenia
multiple Slovenian national champion in acrobatic flying with motor airplanes in the Advanced category and pilot with excellent achievements at international competitions 2nd place at Aero GP 2005 for the title World Champion Flying Ace 13 years of active acrobatic flying pilot of a two-seater acrobatic airplane Extra 300L specially trained for gyroscopic figures, i.e. swirling of the airplane around all three axes simultaneously, and for the performance of the most demanding stunts at very low altitude | |
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Zoltan Veres, Hungary
multiple Hungarian national and European champion in acrobatic flying with motor airplanes in the Advanced category and pilot with extreme achievements at international competitions · 1st place at Aero GP 2005 for the title World Champion Flying Ace 19 years of active acrobatic flying pilot of a one-seater acrobatic airplane Extra 300S holder of the Guinness prize of world records with uninterrupted performance of 408 dynamic rolls (January 2007) professional captain of a passenger plane Boeing 737 of the Hungarian airline company Malev | |
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Sergio Pla, Spain
multiple Spanish national champion in acrobatic flying with motor airplanes in the Advanced category and pilot with excellent achievements at international competitions as judge and coach he cooperates in the series of Red Bull Air Race competitions 12 years of active acrobatic flying pilot of a two-seater acrobatic airplane Sukhoi Su-29 professional pilot of the Spanish airline company Iberia (Air Nostrum) | |
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Andy Bickmore, United Kingdom
one of the best trained airshow pilots in the world 16 years of active acrobatic flying pilot of a one-seater acrobatic airplane Sukhoi Su-26 | |
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Peter Steiman, Germany
multiple German national champion in acrobatic flying with motor airplanes in the Sportsman category, 2-nd place 2003 (Advanced category), multiple German Aerobatic National Team member and pilot with extreme achievements at international competitions 16 years of active acrobatic flying pilot of a one-seater acrobatic airplane CAP231 flight instructor since 1986 | |
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Mark Jefferies, United Kingdom
multiple United Kingdom national champion in acrobatic flying with motor airplanes at all levels and pilot with extreme achievements at international competitions 3nd place at the World Aerobatic Championship 2002 in the category Advanced 23 years of active acrobatic flying pilot of a one-seater acrobatic airplane Extra 300S | |
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Aldo Di Bernardo, Switzerland
one of the best trained airshow pilots in the world 20 years of active acrobatic flying pilot of a two-seater acrobatic airplane Sukhoi Su-29 |
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