Fly with Peter Hartmann! Jan 2020 @ Nationals
He'll be available ahead of and for the Nationals at Taupo in 2020, approximately Jan 20 – Feb 15, to fly with interested pilots at clubs as well as the Nationals. Peter has suggested that the best results of coaching would be achieved with two days of flying - the second day after a gap so you can practice the ideas suggested after the first day.
Peter is a highly experienced glider and professional pilot, flight instructor and tow pilot from Austria who lives on the southern, sunny slopes of the Alps near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. He flew onto the podium at World and Continental championships as well as Grand Prix races on numerous occasions, successfully avoiding the elusive overall win. Peter's current IGC ranking is #60; if you use the link below to register your interest, then check out "Hartmann" and "Austria", you can see his competiton results since 2003. Impressive!
Peter is a personable, outgoing individual who loves the good things in life. He is enthusiastic about sharing and passing on his experiences, tips and ideas about gliding. He’s never been to New Zealand (but would love to come here).
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Peter Hartmann bio
- Glider license in 1980
- Initial focus was on glider acrobatics
- Participated in 2 aerobatic worlds, came 3rd on one occasion with the Austrian team
- Gradually moved into XC-flying with first comp in 1988 at the pre-worlds in Wr. Neustadt
- Thereafter won 10 or so Austrian nationals in all classes, club to open
- First WGC in 1997 at St. Auban, finished 4th
- 4th again 1999 WGC in Bayreuth (my best flatland result ever)
- 3rd in WGC 2008 at Rieti behind the German duo
- In 4th position on last-but-one day of WGC 2012 at Uvalde one of the pilots decided to hit my tail in mid-air, resulting in my bailout
- 2nd in EGC 2015 at Rieti, splitting the French guys
- Various Grand Prix wins
- 5,000 gliding hours
- 20,000 TT on various aircrafts like turboprobs but also widebodies (B767, A330)
- Nowadays glider pilot, instructor and tug pilot in my club at Varese/Calcinate del Pesce, Italy
- Owner of an Antares 23 and a Libelle
- I build RC helicopters from scratch and occasionally annoy my neighbours with them