Pilots & Planes
The Pilots
Top 8 hand picked Unlimited Aerobatic Pilots in South Africa
Nigel Hopkins
Boeing instructor and professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - Johannesburg
- Age - 50 Years Old
- 6x SA Unlimited Champ
- 6x SA Freestyle Champ
- World Air-masters Champion 2011, 2nd World Aerobatic Championship
- Sky Grand Prix 2014 & 2016
Patrick Davidson
Business director and professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - Port Elizabeth
- Age - 40 Years Old
- 1x Sky Grand Prix Champ
- 4x SA Unlimited Champ
- 8th in AWAC Hungary 2012
- Sky Grand Prix 2014 & 2016
- Red Bull Air Race Veteran
Elton Bondi
Qualified business scientist and business director in IT, professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - Johannesburg
- Age - 52
- 3x SA Advanced Champ
- 30+ Years of Flying
- Sky Grand Prix 2014
Eugene Du Preez
Businessman and professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - Johannesburg
- Age - 50 Years Old
- Advanced World Aerobatic Competitor
- SA Advanced Champ 2019
Aude Lemordant
Pilot for Air France and professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - France
- Age - 40 Years Old
- 2015 World Champion
- 2013 World & French Champion
- 2012 French Champion & World Champion Runner Up
- Sky Grand Prix 2016 Competitor
Barrie Eeles
Business owner and professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - Johannesburg
- Age - 56 Years Old
- 1x SA Advanced Aerobatic Champion
- Competed at 6x world championships - best place 26th
- 30+ Years of Flying
- Sky Grand Prix 2014 & 2016 Competitor
Mark Hensman
Professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - Cape Town
- Age -
- 2x SA Champion
- Competed 5x at World Champs, best placing 2nd in 2007 & 2010
- 5th at 2010 China International Air Sports Fiesta
- 4th in World Air Masters, China 2011
- Sky Grand Prix 2014 & 2016
Aarron Deliu
Professional aerobatic pilot
- Resides - Australia
- Age - 38 Years Old
- World aerobatic championship 2022 - 7th
- Australian Unlimited Aerobatic Champ (current)
- Australian Unlimited Freestyle Champ (current)
- Australian Advanced Aerobatic Champ (2018)
- Red Bull Air Race Veteran
The Planes
Top Tier Unlimited Aerobatic Aircraft
Extra 330SC
German built, single seat unlimited aerobatic aircraft. Built in 2014.
Sbach 342
The XtremeAir Sbach 342 is a German high performance two-seat aerobatic and touring monoplane.
Extra 330LX
Two seated version of the Extra330SC.
MX2
The MX2 is a carbon fiber, two seat, tandem sport aircraft produced by MX Aircraft of Perth, Western Australia.
Extra 300L
Two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, a German aerobatic pilot, and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.
Gamebird GB1
British double seated cockpit, built for unlimited aerobatics.