Klaus Schrodt
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| Klaus Schrodt | |
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| Red Bull Air Race World Series Record | |
| Date of Birth | September 14, 1946 |
| Team | bwin |
| Year of Début | 2005 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Best Position | 4th (2005)[1] |
| 2006 Position | 7th (7 points)[1] |
| Plane | Extra 300S[1] |
| Website | haute-voltige.com |
Klaus Schrodt (born September 14, 1946 in Dieburg, Germany[2]) is a German aviator who currently races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. Before joining the series, Schrodt was a former airline pilot and yachtsman.
Schrodt's aviation career has seen him take the German Aerobatic Championship 5-times as well as the 2005 & 2001 Freestyle World Aerobatic Championships.[2]
Schrodt's interest in yachting say him cross the Atlantic ocean on three separate solo trips, the first of which was in 1972.[2] Whilst being passionate for yachting in his youth, Schrodt maintained a strong interest in flying, travelling 30 kilometres (19 miles[3]) each day in order to to clean hangers in exchange for 10 minutes of flying lessons.[2]
After completing flight school, Schrodt became a pilot for Lufthansa at 19 years old.[2][4] Schrodt retired in 2002 to focus on aerobatic flying.[2]
Klaus has over 22,000 flying hours and has flown over 100 different air craft.
| Klaus Schrodt at the Red Bull Air Race World Series |
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Wins | Rank |
| 2003 |  NC |
 2nd |
5 | 0 | 2nd | |||||||
| 2004 |  4th |
2nd |
 DNS |
8 | 0 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2005 |  5th |
 3rd |
7th |
 4th |
4th |
5th |
3rd |
18 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 2006 | DQ |
 4th |
4th |
 CAN |
 9th |
7th |
8th |
6th |
 10th |
7 | 0 | 7th |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 6th | |||||||||
Legend:
- CAN: Cancelled
- DNP: Did not participate
- DNS: Did not show
- DQ: Disqualified
- NC: Not classified
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://www.air-races.com/pilots/Klaus%20Schrodt.htm
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.redbullairrace.com/pilots.php?id=8
- ^ google converter rounded up to 19 miles
- ^ http://www.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schrodt (in German)
[edit] External links
2006 Numbers
01. Mike Mangold • 02. Péter Besenyei • 03. Kirby Chambliss • 04. Klaus Schrodt • 07. Nicolas Ivanoff • 10. Nigel Lamb • 19. Steve Jones • 36. Alejandro Maclean • 55. Paul Bonhomme • 69. Frank Versteegh • 99. Michael GoulianNew Pilots for 2007
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