Martin Hofmann (glider pilot)
Martin Hofmann (* 1961 ) is a German sail art pilot from Salach .
Life
As a child he was a keen model pilot . At the age of 13 he turned to gliding in the Göppingen Fliegergruppe , where at the age of 18 he also acquired the license to pilot motor gliders (then PPL -B). The motor ticket (PPL-A) he acquired in Freiburg , before being named in Aalen-Elchingen -based air Sportring Aalen changed.
His favorite aerobatic figures are Humpty-Bump , males and females .
Success in glider aerobatics
As early as 2009, Martin Hofmann, who has only been in possession of the glider aerobatics license since 2007 and has since then regularly participated in the two-seater championships in Blumberg with his son as co-pilot, achieved 2nd place in the "Advanced" ranking of the German Aero Club -Category. The 2010 glider aerobatic world championship in Jämijärvi was the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale's first “First Category Event” in which he participated as a national team member.
In the run-up to and at the 2010 World Cup, the SWR shot the report Upside Down to Victory and afterwards it was a guest on the afternoon show “ Coffee or Tea ” with the main topic of hail nets . In 2011 Hofmann took part in the World Cup again, unfortunately the adverse betting conditions ruined a good position for him and he ultimately had to be satisfied with 33rd place.
Competition successes from Martin Hofmann | |||||||
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year | competition | place | category | placement | plane | ||
2011 | World Championship | Toruń (Poland) | Advanced | 33 | MDM-1 Fox | ||
2011 | German championship | Rothenburg ( Upper Lusatia ) | Advanced | 3 | MDM-1 Fox | ||
2011 | Salzmann Cup | Hayingen | Advanced | 3 | MDM-1 Fox | ||
2010 | World Championship | Jämijärvi (Finland) | Advanced | 24 (4th place in the known duty) | MDM-1 Fox | ||
2010 | German championship | Brandenburg | Advanced | 8th | MDM-1 Fox | ||
2010 | Salzmann Cup | Kitzingen | Advanced | 4th | MDM-1 Fox | ||
2009 | Two-seater competition | Blumberg | "Vollacro" | 6th | ASK 21 | ||
2009 | Block (national) championships | Parish churches | Advanced | 8th | Cirrus K | ||
2009 | Salzmann Cup | Vielbrunn / Odenwald | Advanced | 3 | Cirrus K | ||
2008 | Two-seater competition | Blumberg | "Half acro" | 2 | ASK 21 | ||
2008 | German championship | Rothenburg ( Upper Lusatia ) | Advanced | 8 (10th place international rating) | Lo 100 | ||
2008 | Salzmann Cup | Hornberg | Advanced | 9 | Lo 100 | ||
2007 | Two-seater competition | Blumberg | "Half acro" | 5 | ASK 21 | ||
2007 | State championship | Hornberg | Sportsman | 4th | ?? |
In autumn 2007 Martin Hofmann achieved the bronze, in spring 2008 the silver and in summer 2009, during the training week for the block championship in Pfarrkirchen, the golden performance badge for glider aerobatics of the German Aero Club with the Cirrus K from Wilhelm Düerkop , which Olaf Schmidt took from him has been.
In the ranking list of advanced pilots of the DAeC's glider aerobatics department for 2011, Martin Hofmann is in first place.
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- ↑ TV - reportage "Two Württemberg on the way to Art World Gliding Championship 2010" by Martin Klein and Michael Kost, SWR , August 16, 2010, 18:15 to 18:45 on Martin Hofmann and Barbara Gerkhardt
- ↑ Live - Interview with Martin Hofmann in the broadcast "coffee or tea" SWR 12 August 2010
- ↑ a b c d e f National glider team ( memento of the original from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Portrait of national team member Martin Hofmann at the German Aero Club
- ↑ Block Championships 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Introduction of Martin Hofmann
- ↑ Contest Results: Overall Individual (Official). 2nd WAGAC 2011, Toruń, July 26 - August 7, 2011. In: civa-results.com. FAI , accessed January 27, 2012 .
- ↑ General Results. 20th GERMAN SAILING FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 - ROTHENBURG / GÖRLITZ Category: Advanced. In: aerobatics.mwebservices.net. July 26, 2011, accessed January 27, 2012 .
- ↑ CIVA: Results of the first FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships 2010
- ↑ LSC Kitzingen : Results of and (relatively far down on the page) about Martin Hofmann's participation in the Salzmann Cup 2010
- ↑ Association for aerobatics in the BWLV ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Results of the German aerobatic championship 2008
- ↑ DAeC : Achievement badge for glider aerobatics
- ↑ Section glider aerobatics of the DAeC: Ranking list 2011 - Advanced - from November 13, 2010 ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Hofmann, Martin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German glider aerobatic pilot |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |