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Switzerland announced a four-man team. The team has run into problems obtaining aircraft to fly, however, so the exact composition of the Swiss team is not clear. Details will be posted here as soon as they are known. Not pictured is Pierre Marmy, a Mechanical and Aerodynamic Engineer from Kleindoettingen, Switzerland, who took Second place at the Unlimited Swiss Championship 1996.

Pilots

The 1996 Swiss Aerobatic Team:

Photo: Olivier de Sybourg.

Olivier de Sybourg, an Investigator at the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau from Fribourg, Switzerland.

• Lodrino: Gold Medal Advanced Swiss Championship 1985
• Bex: 8th place Unlimited Swiss Championship 1994
• Yverdon: 6th place Unlimited Swiss Championship 1995
• Yverdon: 6th place Unlimited Swiss Championship 1996

Photo: Paul Boschung.

Paul Boschung, a managing director from Fribourg, Switzerland.

• 19th at WAC in Hungary with SU 26MX
• Yverdon: 3th place Unlimited Swiss Championship 1996

Photo: Peter Gafner.

Peter Gafner, an entrepreneur from Duernten, Switzerland.

• 7 time Swiss Champion in Glider-Aerobatic
• 3rd place Swiss Champion 1995
• 6th place WAC Hungary 1994

Aircraft

Paul Boschung shows off the lines of his Swiss Team Sukhoi Su-31, the latest in aerobatic aircraft from the Russian Sukhoi Design Bureau.

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Team Needs

Two of our best pilots members of the Swiss Team are registered to participate at the WAC. Having no support to bring their planes to America, they are looking for a US plane and so far couldn't locate one. As far I know, the Schweizer (father and son) resigned rather than flying another plane than the one they trained on and I fear the Swiss Team will be almost absent at Oklahoma city if no solution is found. I forward the message from Peter Gafner. Can anyone help ? Thanks a lot.

Pierre-Alain Schneider schneide@iprolink.ch
SAA-Swiss Aerobatic Association

We are participants of the World Aerobatic Championship in Oklahoma and we have no airplane at this time. :-( We look out for a Sukhoi or other unlimited airplane.

We are two pilots from the Swiss National Team, Pierre Marmy, 2nd of the Swiss Championship, and Peter Gafner, 3rd of the Swiss Championship. There is also our friend and trainer, Azat Zaidoullin, best Ukraine pilot. We all have a lot of experience in flying Sukhoi (26, 29 and 31), Extra and Pitts.

Do you have an airplane for rent for the WAC'96??? Or do you have an address around Oklahoma for rent Sukhoi, Pitts or Extra? Please let me know as soon as possible - WAC is in August :-)

At the last two WAC of glider, the USA-Team has flown my Celstar glider and I hope now, to get a good offer back .

Best regards, your IAC-Member 19509
Peter Gafner, Switzerland

Peter's phone is +4155/240-6577 and fax +4155/240-6593
Or e-mail to Beatrice Tetaz, Swiss Aerobatic Association President: tetaz@iprolink.ch

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