Tamás Nádas

Tamás Nádas was a Hungarian aerobatics pilot and world champion air racer, born on 20 March 1969 in Hungary. He took a pleasure flight in 1998 at the age of 29, enjoyed it so much that he began a pilot course the same day, and held a licence within months. His aerobatic training ended in 2001 and he flew several types including the Yak 52, CAP 231 and Extra EA 300 before taking up racing. His results include Hungarian championship gold medals every year from 2009 to 2012, a gold at the 10th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championship in the Free programme in 2012, and Hungarian Aviation Association Aerobatics Pilot of the Year in 2011 and 2013. He died on 7 March 2014 when his Zivko Edge 540 crashed at the Qatar Mile event at Al Khor airport.