• Premier sponsor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since 2007
• Has been a professional pilot since 1980, over 18,000 hours logged
• Is a Captain on an MD-80 passenger jet for American Airlines and is based in New York
• Has competed in 2 World Aerobatic Championships, Oklahoma City in 1996 and Trencin, Slovakia in 1998
• Was 3rd place male pilot the 1998 WAC, highest placing U.S. pilot
• Has won Silver and Bronze Medals in World Aerobatic contests
• Won the coveted Charlie Hilliard Award in '98 for being the highest ranking U.S. pilot at a world contest
• Is the 1994 IAC (International Aerobatic Club) Unlimited Champion
• Is the 1995 Fond du Lac Cup Champion (air show flying contest)
• Was invited to give aerobatic familiarization rides to the elite Air Force Heritage Flight Demo pilots at the annual Heritage Convention
• Served as ACE Committee Chairman for 3 years for the International Council of Air Shows
• Was one of the elite pilots chosen to compete in the CASPA airshow series, as well as WAF and the infamous ACAP air show series
• Is a respected builder and flyer of competition radio controlled airplanes in both scale and aerobatic contests
• Has never had an accident or incident in his 28 years and 18,000 hours of sitting in the cockpit
• He is currently enjoying restoring a 1946 Spanish Bucker Jungmann, the airplane he received his first aerobatic ride in at the age of 16

Unique, French and fast - the Mudry CAP 231EX is one of only 6 in the world and has a strong history of winning world championships.

SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 1,300 lbs.
Wing span: 24'
Top speed: 240 mph; +/- 10 g's
Roll rate: 400 degrees/second
Engine: Lycoming I0580 engine, 330 hp
Prop: Hartzell 3-blade composite propeller
Garmin navigation systems

http://www.mattchapman.com

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