Michael Goulian

Michael Goulian
Michael Goulian, 2017 in Porto
Surname	Michael Goulian
Born	September 4, 1968 in Winthrop , Massachusetts , United States
Red Bull Air Race
Racing team	Team Goulian
plane	Edge 540 V2
Placements / titles
Placement (year)	06th (2004) 05th (2006) 08th (2007) 08th (2008) 10th (2009) 09th (2010) 12th (2014) 10th (2015) 10th (2016) 09th (2017) 03. (2018)

Michael Goulian (born September 4, 1968 in Winthrop , Massachusetts ) is an American aerobatic pilot and has been a participant in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship since 2004 .

Career

Beginnings

Goulian was born into a family that has had a flight school in the northeastern United States since 1964 . His father, Myron Goulian, was an examiner for the United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) .

Competitive aerobatics

On his 16th birthday he completed his first solo flight with a Cessna 150 and a year later he went into aerobatics. At 22 he won the US National Advanced Championship and at 27 he won the National Unlimited Championships. In addition, Goulian worked as an aviation pilot, established an aerobatic school and is co-author of the book series "Basic and Advanced Aerobatics", which is a standard work in this area. He is also one of seven pilots who have so far received triple honors for their air shows: the Art Scholl Memorial Award, the Bill Barber Award and ICAS Sword of Excellence. Goulian is also an honorary member of the legendary US Navy Blue Angels.

Goulian is married and has one daughter.

successes

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Edge 540 V2 from Michael Goulain at the Red Bull Air Race 2017 in Chiba - N540BF

As one of the most experienced and ambitious pilots in the world championship, the American Michael Goulian has a number of career highlights to show, including his memorable victory in the legendary Red Bull Air Race 2009 in Budapest.

After an orientation year in 2015, in which he relied on both new team members and a new racing aircraft, Team Goulian achieved impressive results in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In Kazan (2017) he was then rewarded with a podium placement and third place - it was a North American podium across the board alongside Kirby Chambliss and Pete McLeod .

2004-2010

Michael Goulian at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	Points	Victories	rank
2004	DNP	DNP	4th										3	0	6th
2006	6th	9.	5.	CAN	DNS	4th	5.	5.	6th				11	0	5.
2007	7th	DNS	11.	7th	CAN	6th	DNS	9.	9.	9.	CAN	2.	6th	0	8th.
2008	11.	5.	8th.	CAN	7th	11.	8th.	6th	CAN	10.			16	0	8th.
2009	14th	14th	6th	1.	9.	11.							22nd	1	10.
2010	4th	11.	8th.	6th	7th	13.	CAN	CAN					24	0	9.
The series was suspended between 2011 and 2013

2014 -

year	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	Victories	rank
2014	DNS	12.	12.	9.	12.	11.	10.	6th	3	0	12.
2015	12.	6th	4th	11.	9.	7th	9.	6th	13	0	10.
2016	5.	10.	13.	10.	4th	6th	10.	CAN	19.75	0	10.
2017	6th	8th.	5.	12.	3.	10.	14th	7th	28	0	9.
2018	1.	3.	2.	4th	2.	12.	1.	8th.	73	2	3.
2019	3.	6th							25th	0	6th

(Legend: CAN = canceled; DNP = not participated; DNS = not started; DSQ = disqualified)

Web links

Commons : Michael Goulian  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Michael Goulian
• Goulian Aerosports website
• Red Bull Air Race World Series, Official Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Red Bull Air Race: Michael Goulian | Red Bull Air Race. Retrieved December 19, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Kirby Chambliss wins Red Bull Air Race in Kazan . In: Austrian Wings . ( austrianwings.info [accessed December 19, 2017]).