Radka Máchová

Radka Máchová, born on 14 January 1949, is a Czech aerobatic pilot. Interested in flying from childhood, she made her first parachute jump at fifteen, studied aeronautics and air transport at the University of Žilina, and received her pilot's licence in 1971 before gaining a commercial licence at the Prague Aero Club. She was a member of the Czechoslovak national aerobatic team and worked as an air traffic manager. In 2001 she joined the Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team and became its leading officer in 2002, flying precision box formations of four Zlin Z-50 aircraft that included the Apache Roll. She was removed from that role in 2015 during a team reconstruction. In February 2015 her aircraft collided with a teammate's at the Aero India show in Bangalore, and both pilots landed safely. Since 2015 she has flown a Fokker E.III replica in the Pterodactyl Flight historical formation.