Frank Versteegh

Frank Versteegh, born on 19 September 1954 in Oosterbeek in the Netherlands, is a Dutch aerobatic pilot, airshow organiser, flight safety committee member and FAI judge. He began flying in 1972 at the age of 18 and competed in European and World Championships between 1982 and 1994. Over his career he flew in more than 1,250 aerobatic displays at major aviation events around the world, in over 160 different types of aircraft. In 1989 he won the Open Dutch National Unlimited Aerobatic Championship in a Zlín 50 LS, and after three years in the FAI World Cup of Aerobatics he specialised in freestyle aerobatics and skydancing. In July 1997 he made the first touch and go in an Extra 300L on a river freighter, on the Rhine at Rhenen, before 50,000 spectators. He flew in the Red Bull Air Race World Series from its start in 2003.