Malelane (South Africa) - 09 Sep to 17 Sep 2017
Russia’s Mikhail Mamistov has been crowned FAI World Aerobatic Champion for an incredible third time after a hard-fought competition in South Africa.
The legendary Aerobatics pilot won the Gold Medal at the 29th FAI World Aerobatic Championships in Malelane, South Africa, after a competition that lasted a week, from 9 - 17 September 2017.
He came out top ahead of two strong French pilots. Francois Rallet was in second place with French teammate Olivier Masurel in third. The top three pilots were all flying the Extra 330SC, a specialist Aerobatics plane.