Klaus Schrodt

Klaus Schrodt (born September 14, 1946 in Dieburg, Hessen[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.

Klaus Schrodt
Klaus Schrodt racing in Perth during the 2006 series
Born (1946-09-14) September 14, 1946
Nationality Germany
WebsiteProfile at haute-voltige.com

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.[1] After completing flight school, he became a pilot for Lufthansa at 19 years old;[1] Schrodt retired in 2002 to focus on aerobatic flying.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]

Klaus Schrodt
at the Red Bull Air Race World Series
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Wins Rank
2003
NC

2nd
5 0 2nd
2004
4th

2nd

DNS
8 0 3rd
2005
5th

2nd

7th

4th

4th

5th

3rd
18 0 4th
2006
DQ

4th

4th

CAN

9th

7th

8th

6th

10th
7 0 7th
2007
9th

12th

13th

9th

CAN

11th

12th

13th

13th

13th

CAN

13th
0 0 13th
Schrodt's Extra 300S 2006 in Berlin Tempelhof

Legend:

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

References

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