Petr Jirmus

Petr Jirmus, born on 26 December 1957, is a Czech pilot best known as one of the leading aerobatic competitors of the 1980s. He won the FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 1984 and 1986 and was a two-time winner of the FAI European Aerobatic Championships, taking the titles in 1983 and 1985. His results earned him the 1985 Sportsperson of the Year vote in Czechoslovakia, a rare honour for an aviation competitor. Since 2000 he has worked as a commercial pilot for Travel Service Airlines, so his career has spanned both competitive aerobatic flying and airline operations. The four championship titles within a span of four years make him one of the notable Czechoslovak champions in the sport of competition aerobatics.