Sergey Rakhmanin

Sergey Rakhmanin
Born	(1961-10-18) October 18, 1961
Nationality	Russia
Racing career
First race	2007
Best position	11th (2008)
Aircraft	MXS-R
Website
sergeyrakhmanin.com

Sergey Rakhmanin (Russian: Сергей Рахманин) (born October 18, 1961 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany) is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot and flight instructor.

Powered aerobatic competitions

In 1991, he became the last USSR Absolute Aerobatic Champion.^[1] Sergei Rakhmanin won the title in the overall category of FAI European Aerobatic Championships in 1999 and FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 2003 and in 2005.^[2]

Glider aerobatic competitions

He won the bronze medal in the 1995 World Glider Aerobatic Championships and the team gold together with Mikhail Mamistov and Victor Tchmal.^[3] Additionally, he won the team gold medal in the 1996 European Glider Aerobatic Championships together with Mikhail Mamistov and Sergei Krikalev.^[4]

Red Bull Air Races

He raced in 2007 and 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Championships.

**Sergey Rakhmanin at the Red Bull Air Race World Series**
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Rank
2007	12th	9th	9th	10th	CAN	13th	10th	11th	10th	11th	CAN	11th	0	12th
2008	10th	11th	10th	CAN	9th	12th	9th	11th	CAN	11th			2	11th
2009	6th	8th	5th	15th	13th	13th							17	11th
2010	15th	12th	14th	8th	12th	14th	CAN	CAN					4	13th

Legend:

CAN: Cancelled
DNP: Did not participate
DNS: Did not show
DQ: Disqualified
NC: Not classified

Awards and honours

He is awarded "Honored Master of Sport of Russia", and received in 2006 the FAI Air Sport Medal.^[5]

Family

He lives in St. Petersburg, Russia and is married with one child.

References

↑ Haute-Voltige
↑ FAI: pilot profile of Sergei Rakhmanin
↑ 6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships - accessed 2008-02-15
↑ 3rd FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships - accessed 2008-01-11
↑ FAI Awards

Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots

Current pilots - Master	Cristian Bolton Kirby Chambliss Matthias Dolderer Michael Goulian Matt Hall Nicolas Ivanoff Petr Kopfstein Nigel Lamb François Le Vot Pete McLeod Yoshihide Muroya Peter Podlunšek Martin Šonka Juan Velarde

Current pilots - Challenger	Mélanie Astles Francis Barros Florian Berger Kevin Coleman Luke Czepiela Ben Murphy Daniel Ryfa

Former pilots	Hannes Arch Péter Besenyei Paul Bonhomme Glen Dell Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Adilson Kindlemann Alejandro Maclean Mike Mangold David Martin Sergey Rakhmanin Klaus Schrodt Frank Versteegh

Aerobatics

Aircraft	List of aerobatic aircraft

Competitions	European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship World Gliding Championships

Maneuvers	Loop (Inside & Outside) Aileron roll Barrel roll Cuban Eight Falling leaf Hesitation roll Immelmann turn Kulbit Lomcevak Pugachev's Cobra Slip Spin Split S Stall Turn/Hammerhead Tailslide The Scissors Whifferdill turn Zurabatic Cartwheel

Organizations	British Aerobatic Association Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Aresti Catalog) International Aerobatic Club International Miniature Aerobatic Club

Pilots	Cecilia R. Aragon Hannes Arch Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad Lincoln J. Beachey Péter Besenyei Ladislav Bezák Marta Bohn-Meyer Paul Bonhomme Pip Borrman Kirby Chambliss Julie Clark Marion Cole Vicki Cruse Mario de Bernardi Glen Dell Matthias Dolderer Wilhelm Düerkop Walter Extra Markus Feyerabend Gerhard Fieseler Jozef Gabris Michael Goulian Matt Hall Wayne Handley Ray Hanna Charlie Hillard Bob Hoover Bevo Howard Petr Jirmus Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Georgij Kaminski Svetlana Kapanina Sándor Katona Charlie Kulp Anatoly Kvochur Nigel Lamb Jim LeRoy François Le Vot Leo Loudenslager Nancy Lynn Alejandro Maclean Pete McLeod Jerzy Makula Stanisław Makula Mikhail Mamistov Mike Mangold Scott Manning Catherine Maunoury Neil Williams Pyotr Nesterov Alexandr Panfierov Ivy May Pearce Adolphe Pégoud František Peřina Tom Poberezny Maciej Pospieszyński Sergey Rakhmanin Amelia Reid Olaf Schmidt Art Scholl Klaus Schrodt Betty Skelton Erde Skip Stewart Martin Šonka Gene Soucy Chris Sperou Victor Tchmal Reinhold Tiling Ferenc Tóth Sean D. Tucker Nick Turvey Ernst Udet Gabor Varga Juan Velarde Frank Versteegh Patty Wagstaff Kermit Weeks Walter Wolfrum Janusz Żurakowski

Other	3D Radio control Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams

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