Andrea Fenzau-Lehmann

Andrea Fenzau-Lehmann is a German aviator who specialises in gliding and gliding aerobatics. She holds licences for ultralight, motor glider and light aircraft and has represented Germany at European and international gliding competitions. She began flying in 1996 and in 2003 qualified as a flying instructor for gliding and glider aerobatics in Unlimited Class, the highest performance class of the sport. In 2006 she competed in the Swiss Aerobatic Gliding Association competition and was placed third. In 2009 she joined the German national glider aerobatics Unlimited Class team, where she was the only woman. Her profile shows how a pilot can move from recreational licences to instructing and then to national team selection in one of the most demanding forms of competition flying.