Mikhail Mamistov
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Mikhail Mamistov, born 26 April 1961 in Leningrad
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aerobatic
pilot.
World Glider Aerobatic Championships 1995 and 1997, and the FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships 1996.
Powered Aerobatic Championships. In 2006 and 2008 he won the FAI European (Powered) Aerobatic Championships.
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n powered and 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
Competition aerobatics
Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....
pilot.
Glider Aerobatics
He won the FAIFédération 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 Aerobatic Championships 1995 and 1997, and the FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships 1996.
Powered Aerobatics
In 2001 he won the FAI World (Powered) Aerobatic Championships and World Air GamesWorld 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...
Powered Aerobatic Championships. In 2006 and 2008 he won the FAI European (Powered) Aerobatic Championships.
See also
- Competition aerobaticsCompetition aerobaticsCompetition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....
- FAI World Aerobatic Championships
- FAI European Aerobatic ChampionshipsFAI European Aerobatic ChampionshipsThe FAI European Aerobatic Championship is an aerobatic competition held biennially, alternating with the World Aerobatic Championship.- Individual winners:- Winners by teams :- Bibliography :* * - See also :*FAI World Aerobatic Championships...