Olaf Schmidt

Olaf Schmidt (born 1962) is a German glider aerobatic pilot.^[1]

He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider aerobatic courses as a tow pilot. He obtained a glider aerobatics rating in 1987. In 1994 he competed in a glider aerobatic competition in the advanced category for the first time. The 1998 German National Championship was his first competition in the unlimited category.

He became a member of the German National Glider Aerobatics Team in 2001. Since then he has competed in the European and in the World Glider Aerobatic Championships.^[1]

Achievements in glider aerobatic competitions
year	contest	location	category	ranking	team ranking
1998	German Championships		unlimited		n/a
2000	German Championships		unlimited	8	n/a
2002	German Championships		unlimited	8	n/a
2003	World Championships	Pér, Hungary	unlimited	17
2004	German Championships	Biberach an der Riß, Germany	unlimited	14	n/a
2004	European Championships	Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic	unlimited	28
2004	Open Dutch Championships		unlimited	1	n/a
2005	Open British Championships	Vale of Belvoir (Saltby airfield), UK[2]	unlimited	1	n/a
2005	World Championships	Serpukhov (Drakino airfield), Russia	unlimited	28
2006	German Championships	Bad Frankenhausen, Germany	unlimited	4	n/a
2006	European Championships	Rybnik, Poland	unlimited	13	3 (with Eugen Schaal and Markus Feyerabend)
2006	Open Dutch Championships	Deelen, Netherlands	unlimited	1	n/a
2007	World Championships	Niederöblarn, Austria	unlimited	4 (best German)	2 (with Markus Feyerabend and Eugen Schaal)
2008	German National Championships	Rothenburg (Oberlausitz), Germany	unlimited	2	n/a
2008	European Championships	Radom (Piastow airfield), Poland	unlimited	13	3 (with Markus Feyerabend and Hans-Georg Resch)

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References

1. "DAeC: German National Team Member Olaf Schmidt". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
2. "BAeA: the British Glider Nationals - 2005". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
3. "FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
4. "FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
5. "FAI CIVA: pilot profile of Olaf Schmidt". Retrieved 2008-08-21.
6. "Results of the German Glider Aerobatic Championships 2008 (unlimited)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-08-02.