What a resume.Woman are crap at some things but where strength is not woman are better than us, read this. about Svetlana Kapanina my favorite pilot.

6x Wac champion 3x 2nd and twice 3rd

http://www.aerobaticformula.com/en/

Svetlana Kapanina was born on the 28th of December, 1968, in Schuchinsk, Republic of Kazakhstan, USSR. In 1987 she graduated from the medical school, specialty – pharmacist. Started to fly in 1988 in Kurgan Russia. Became the member of the Russian Aerobatic Joint Crew in 1991. In 1995 she graduated from Kaluga Pilot’s School. Place of domicile – Moscow. Married, has got two children. She is an aerobatic instructor Factory Sukhoi design bureau   and display pilot.

•Soviet Union Champion(1991);

•United States Champion(1995);

•The one and only pilot awarded six times the title of Overall World Aerobatics Champion (1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007);

•Silver medals at the World Championship (1995, 2003, 2005);

•Bronze medals at the World Championship (1995, 2000);

•Overall World Air Games Champion (1997, 2001);

•Overall European Aerobatics Champion (1997,2006);

•Overall Russian National Aerobatics Champion (1991, 2001);

•Awarded with 38 Gold medals in World Aerobatics Championships;

•FAI World Grand Prix Champion (2007);

•FAI World Grand Prix Silver medals (2007);

•Al Ain international aerobatics Champion (2007);

•FAI World JK Aerobatics Formula Silver medals (2008);

FAI MAMAIA WEAF 2009 2nd  

•Awarded with FAI medal as the best pilot of the century;

•Awarded with FAI Sabihi Gokchen medal as the only fivefold World Cup winner;



This years WAC is at silverstone now..http://www.wac2009.com/
, also last Saturday Vicki Cruse hit the ground and died straight away, Id love to be there. Svetlana Kapanina is now 40 and has 2 kids, shes flying today i tip her 3rd the frogs are good theyll win and win the team event.

live link for those interested.
http://www.airsports.tv/worldaerobaticchampionshiplive.asp

Why am I not surprised.

Due to low cloud and wind we have a delay in flying the finals of the Technical Championships will resume shortly


still to windy aerobatic [planes will  struggle.

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Its pouring down with rain here guys! Real shame but we havent got any flying so far ... stay posted for updates and live feed

The contest directors and judges have decided to take an early lunch so that we can resume when the good weather arrives. Its just around the corner! We should be flying at 13:00 BST. Check out our air sports channels on the home page


I can see it getting postponed.

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also last Saturday Vicki Cruse hit the ground and died straight away, Id love to be there.

Am I the only person that finds this sentence disconcerting?

Pure bad taste to be honest. Ive been at an airshow when a pilot crashed and was killed and its not something Id particularly want to repeat.

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also last Saturday Vicki Cruse hit the ground and died straight away, Id love to be there.

Am I the only person that finds this sentence disconcerting?

Pure bad taste to be honest. Ive been at an airshow when a pilot crashed and was killed and its not something Id particularly want to repeat.

when Jim Leroy - Bulldog Aerobatics crashed his Bulldog pits I didnt jump with joy, but He was flying with Skip Stewart I wish I was there to meet them.


warning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmpj8Bc5NQ&feature=related

She come 11th, a frogg did come first and 3rd
Rank Team M/F Pilot Aeroplane Registration "Q" #1 Free #1 Totals O/all %
1 FRA M Renaud Ecalle Extra 330SC F-TGCI 2615,18 3540,08 6155,26 78,51
2 RUS M Alexander Krotov Sukhoi 26M3 RA-00665 2589,71 3362,74 5952,45 75,92
3 FRA M Francois Le Vot Extra 330SC F-TGCJ 2602,43 3344,18 5946,61 75,85
4 RUS M Mikhail Mamistov Sukhoi 26M3 RA-00665 2519,26 3404,39 5923,65 75,56
5 FRA M Pierre Varloteaux Extra 330SC F-TGCJ 2520,54 3368,22 5888,76 75,11
6 RUS M Oleg Shpolyanskiy Sukhoi 26M3 RA-00665 2481,39 3403,24 5884,63 75,06
7 GBR M Gerald Cooper CAP 232 G-OGBR 2544,12 3325,86 5869,98 74,87
8 USA M Jeff Boerboon Extra-330SC D-EXUS 2562,02 3291,49 5853,51 74,66
9 RUS F Elena Klimovich Sukhoi 26M3 RA-01059 2506,25 3344,85 5851,10 74,63
10 GBR M Mark Jefferies Extra 330SC G-IIHI 2499,67 3350,66 5850,33 74,62
11 RUS F Svetlana Kapanina Sukhoi 26M3 RA-01059 2433,32 3407,95 5841,26 74,51

I knew Renauld Ecelle would win, hes got 12 years on Svetlana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06yI-5l_Hoc&feature=fvw

http://www.civa-results.com/2009/WAC09/multi_ProgrammesQ,1,2and3.htm