Jerzy Makula
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Jerzy Makula (born in Żory[1]) is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships six times.[2][3][4]
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[edit] Glider aerobatics
He was World Glider Aerobatic Champion in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1999. 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.[2] Additionally, he won Polish National Glider Aerobatic Championships at least twelve times.[4]
He is a member of the aeroclub of Rybnik.[1][4][5] 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 Marganski-Dunowski-Makula.[6]
[edit] Awards and movies
In 2003 he was awarded the Paul Tissandier Diploma[7], and in 2005 he was awarded the Centenary Medal of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale[3]. Additionally, he was awarded the Phoenix Sariensis in 2005.[1]
There are two documentary films with and about Jerzy Makula: Wniebowzięty by Ewa Świecińska (2000) and W chmurach by Maciej Starczewski (2002).[8]
[edit] Occupation and offices
He works as a Boeing 767 captain at Polskie Linie Lotnicze.[4]
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).[7] He is chairman of the CIVA Glider Aerobatics Sub-Committee.[9] Besides, he is a glider aerobatics trainer[7] and accredited as a judge in international glider and power aerobatic championships[10].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Żory: Phoenix Sariensis 2005 (in Polish)
- ^ a b FAI Glider Aerobatic Championships
- ^ a b FAI Centenary Medal
- ^ a b c d Famous pilots of PLL LOT
- ^ Aeroklub Rybnickiego Okrêgu Wêglowego: Archiwum (Polish)
- ^ Swiss Aerobatic Gliding Association: information on the MDM-1 Fox + photo of Jerzy Makula in the Solo-Fox (in German)
- ^ a b c FAI: Paul Tissandier Diploma
- ^ Filmpolski: filmography of Jerzy Makula (in Polish)
- ^ FAI: CIVA Glider Aerobatics Sub-Committee
- ^ FAI: CIVA list of judges 2007/2008
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