Sergey Rakhmanin

Sergey Stanislavovich Rakhmanin (Russian: Сергей Станиславович Рахманин) (born October 18, 1961 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany) is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot and flight instructor.

Sergey Rakhmanin
Born (1961-10-18) October 18, 1961
Nationality Russia
Websitesergeyrakhmanin.com

Powered aerobatic competitions

In 1991, he became the last USSR Absolute Aerobatic Champion.[1] Sergei Rakhmanin won the title in the overall category of FAI European Aerobatic Championships in 1999 and FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 2003 and in 2005.[2]

Glider aerobatic competitions

He won the bronze medal in the 1995 World Glider Aerobatic Championships and the team gold together with Mikhail Mamistov and Victor Tchmal.[3] Additionally, he won the team gold medal in the 1996 European Glider Aerobatic Championships together with Mikhail Mamistov and Sergei Krikalev.[4]

Red Bull Air Races

He raced in 2007 and 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Championships.

Sergey Rakhmanin at the Red Bull Air Race World Series
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Wins Rank
2007
12th
9th
9th
10th
CAN
13th
10th
11th
10th
11th
CAN
11th		 0 0 12th
2008
10th
11th
10th
CAN
9th
12th
9th
11th
CAN
11th		 2 0 11th
2009
6th
8th
5th
15th
13th
13th		 17 0 11th
2010
15th
12th
14th
8th
12th
14th
CAN
CAN		 4 0 13th

Legend:

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

Awards and honours

He is awarded "Honored Master of Sport of Russia", and received in 2006 the FAI Air Sport Medal.[5]

Family

He lives in St. Petersburg, Russia and is married with one child.

See also

References
  1. Haute-Voltige Archived 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. FAI: pilot profile of Sergei Rakhmanin Archived 2006-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships Archived 2007-11-03 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-02-15
  4. 3rd FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-01-11
  5. FAI Awards Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.