Sándor Katona

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Sándor Katona is a Hungarian glider aerobatic pilot.

He is a professional aerobatics instructor^[1] and competed in most World and European Glider Aerobatic Championships.^[2] The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) awarded him the Paul Tissandier Diploma^[3] in 1992, and the Léon Biancotto Aerobatics Diploma^[4] in 2006.^[5]

Accomplishments in FAI aerobatic championships
year	competition	ranking	team ranking	glider/plane
2008	9th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships	32		Swift S-1
2007	12th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	19		Swift S-1
2006	8th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships	22		Swift S-1
2005	11th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	13	3 (Hungary)
2004	7th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships	14
2003	10th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	15	3 (Hungary)	Swift S-1
2001	9th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships & 2nd World Air Games Glider Aerobatics Championships	25
2000	5th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships	17
1999	8th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	4		Swift S-1
1998	4th FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships	13		Swift S-1
1997	7th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	8
1996	3rd FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships	18		Swift S-1
1995	6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	11		Swift S-1
1993	5th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	8	2 (France)
1991	4th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	9		Swift S-1
1989	3rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	13		Akaflieg München Mü 28
1987	2nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	18		Akaflieg München Mü 28
1985	1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships	14
1964	3rd FAI World (Powered) Aerobatic Championships	33		Zlin Z-226
1962	2nd FAI World (Powered) Aerobatic Championships	6		Zlin Z-226

^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Schwarzwälder Bote 29 June 2007: WM-Ticket für Michael Zistler - accessed 2008-02-14 Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
↑ FAI aerobatics: pilot profile of Sándor Katona - accessed 2008-01-11
↑ Paul Tissandier Diploma (1992) - accessed 2008-01-11 Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
↑ FAI awards: Léon Biancotto Aerobatics Diploma - accessed 2008-01-11 Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
↑ FAI awards: biography of Sándor Katona - accessed 2008-01-11 Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
↑ FAI pilot profile of Sándor Katona (Hungary) - accessed 2008-01-11
↑ FAI pilot profile of Sándor Katona (France) - accessed 2008-07-01

v t e Aerobatics

Aircraft	List of aerobatic aircraft

Competitions	European Gliding Championships FAI European Aerobatic Championships FAI World Aerobatic Championships FAI World Grand Prix Red Bull Air Race World Championship World Gliding Championships

Maneuvers	Loop (Inside & Outside) Aileron roll Barrel roll Cuban Eight Falling Leaf Hesitation roll Immelmann turn Kulbit Lomcevak Pugachev's Cobra Slip Spin Split S Stall Turn/Hammerhead Tailslide The Scissors Whifferdill turn Zurabatic Cartwheel

Organizations	British Aerobatic Association Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Aresti Catalog) International Aerobatic Club International Miniature Aerobatic Club

Pilots	Cecilia R. Aragon Hannes Arch Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad Lincoln J. Beachey Péter Besenyei Ladislav Bezák Marta Bohn-Meyer Paul Bonhomme Pip Borrman Kirby Chambliss Julie Clark Marion Cole Vicki Cruse Mario de Bernardi Glen Dell Matthias Dolderer Wilhelm Düerkop Walter Extra Markus Feyerabend Gerhard Fieseler Jozef Gabris Michael Goulian Matt Hall Wayne Handley Ray Hanna Charlie Hillard Bob Hoover Bevo Howard Petr Jirmus Steve Jones Jurgis Kairys Georgij Kaminski Svetlana Kapanina Sándor Katona Charlie Kulp Anatoly Kvochur Nigel Lamb Jim LeRoy Leo Loudenslager Nancy Lynn Alejandro Maclean Pete McLeod Jerzy Makula Stanisław Makula Mikhail Mamistov Mike Mangold Scott Manning Catherine Maunoury Neil Williams Pyotr Nesterov Alexandr Panfierov Ivy May Pearce Adolphe Pégoud František Peřina Tom Poberezny Maciej Pospieszyński Sergey Rakhmanin Amelia Reid Olaf Schmidt Art Scholl Klaus Schrodt Betty Skelton Erde Skip Stewart Martin Šonka Gene Soucy Chris Sperou Victor Tchmal Reinhold Tiling Ferenc Tóth Sean D. Tucker Nick Turvey Ernst Udet Gabor Varga Frank Versteegh Patty Wagstaff Kermit Weeks Walter Wolfrum Janusz Żurakowski

Other	3D Radio control Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams

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Name	Katona, Sandor
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Short description	Hungarian aerobatic pilot
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