Jerzy Makula
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Jerzy Makula is a Polish
pilot
who won the FAI
World Glider
Aerobatic
Championships six times.
He was World Glider Aerobatic Champion in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993,1999 and 2011. In 1995, 2001, 2003 and 2005 he was World Vice-Champion. In the World Glider Aerobatic Championships 1997 he was fifth,
and in 2007 he won the bronze medal. In 1998 and 2004 he was European Champion. In 1996, 2000 and 2006 he was European Vice-Champion. Additionally, he won Polish National Glider Aerobatic Championships at least 14 times.
He is a member of the aeroclub of Rybnik
. In recent contests, he usually flew the "Solo-Fox", which is a conversion of the MDM-1 Fox prototype into a single seater with retractable undercarriage. MDM stands for Margański-Dunowski-Makula.
, and in 2005 he was awarded the Centenary Medal of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
.
Additionally, he was awarded the Phoenix Sariensis in 2005.
There are two documentary films with and about Jerzy Makula: Wniebowzięty by Ewa Świecińska (2000) and W chmurach by Maciej Starczewski (2002).
captain at Polskie Linie Lotnicze.
For many years he has been Vice-President of the Aero Club of Poland and Polish FAI Aerobatic Commission delegate (Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne, CIVA). He is chairman of the CIVA Glider Aerobatics Sub-Committee.
Besides, he is a glider aerobatics trainer and accredited as a judge in international glider and power aerobatic championships.
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His sons Stanisław and Mikolaj Makula fly glider aerobatics, too.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
who won the FAI
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles...
World Glider
Gliding
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.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
Aerobatic
Aerobatics
Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in normal flight. Aerobatics are performed in airplanes and gliders for training, recreation, entertainment and sport...
Championships six times.
Glider aerobatics
| Achievements in international FAI aerobatic championships (unlimited category) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | competition | ranking | team ranking | glider/plane |
| 2011 | 14th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | Solo Fox |
| 2010 | 10th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | 10 | 3 | Solo Fox |
| 2008 | 9th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | 18 | Solo Fox | |
| 2007 | 12th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 3 | Solo Fox | |
| 2006 | 8th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | 2 | MDM-1 Fox | |
| 2005 | 11th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 7th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 10th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 2 | 1 | MDM-1 Fox |
| 2002 | 6th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | -no results- | -no results- | |
| 2001 | 9th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 2nd World Air Games World Air Games World Air Games is an international air sports event organized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale , inspired by the Olympic Games and held every four years.-Competitions:*Aerobatics*Aeromodeling... |
2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 8th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | MDM-1 Fox |
| 1998 | 4th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | MDM-1 Fox |
| 1997 | 7th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 5 | ||
| 1996 | 3rd FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships | 2 | 2 | MDM-1 Fox |
| 1995 | 6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 2 | 2 | MDM-1 Fox |
| 1993 | 5th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 4th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | Swift S-1 Swift S-1 -Comparable aircraft:*Celair GA-1 Celstar*MDM-1 Fox*PZL Bielsko SZD-59-External links:* by Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze Sp. z o. o.... |
| 1989 | 3rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | Kobuz 3 |
| 1987 | 2nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | Kobuz 3 |
| 1985 | 1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | 1 | 1 | Kobuz 3 |
| 1982 | 11th FAI World (Powered) Aerobatic Championships | 48 | Zlin Z-50L Zlin Z-50 -References:* Firth, John. . Flight International, 20 September 1980. p. 1183.* Frazer, Jeanne. . Flight International, 23 September 1978. pp. 1156–1157.* Postlethwaite, Alan. . Flight International, 2 July 1988. pp. 33–36.... |
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He was World Glider Aerobatic Champion in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993,1999 and 2011. In 1995, 2001, 2003 and 2005 he was World Vice-Champion. In the World Glider Aerobatic Championships 1997 he was fifth,
and in 2007 he won the bronze medal. In 1998 and 2004 he was European Champion. In 1996, 2000 and 2006 he was European Vice-Champion. Additionally, he won Polish National Glider Aerobatic Championships at least 14 times.
He is a member of the aeroclub of Rybnik
Rybnik
Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union...
. In recent contests, he usually flew the "Solo-Fox", which is a conversion of the MDM-1 Fox prototype into a single seater with retractable undercarriage. MDM stands for Margański-Dunowski-Makula.
Awards and movies
In 2003 he was awarded the Paul Tissandier DiplomaPaul Tissandier
Paul Tissandier was a French aviator.-Biography:Tissandier was the son of aviator Gaston Tissandier and nephew of Albert Tissandier, Gaston's brother....
, and in 2005 he was awarded the Centenary Medal of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles...
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Additionally, he was awarded the Phoenix Sariensis in 2005.
There are two documentary films with and about Jerzy Makula: Wniebowzięty by Ewa Świecińska (2000) and W chmurach by Maciej Starczewski (2002).
Occupation and offices
He works as a Boeing 767Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
captain at Polskie Linie Lotnicze.
For many years he has been Vice-President of the Aero Club of Poland and Polish FAI Aerobatic Commission delegate (Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne, CIVA). He is chairman of the CIVA Glider Aerobatics Sub-Committee.
Besides, he is a glider aerobatics trainer and accredited as a judge in international glider and power aerobatic championships.
Relatives
He is a nephew of Edward MakulaEdward Makula
Edward Makula was a Polish glider pilot and engineer.He won the 1963 World Gliding Championships in Junin in a SZD-19 Zefir 2 and established 7 world records....
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His sons Stanisław and Mikolaj Makula fly glider aerobatics, too.