Sergey Rakhmanin

Sergey Stanislavovich Rakhmanin, born in 1961, is a Russian pilot who competes in both powered and glider aerobatics and works as a flight instructor. In 1991 he became the last Absolute Aerobatic Champion of the USSR, then won the overall title at the FAI European Aerobatic Championships in 1999 and at the FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 2003 and 2005. In glider aerobatics he won the bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships and shared a team gold with Mikhail Mamistov and Victor Tchmal, and he won team gold at the 1996 European Glider Aerobatic Championships. He raced in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2007 and 2008, was named Honored Master of Sport of Russia, and received the FAI Air Sport Medal in 2006.