Chris Sperou is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n aerobatic pilot

Aerobatics

Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in normal flight. Aerobatics are performed in airplanes and gliders for training, recreation, entertainment and sport...

. Sperou has won the Australian Aerobatic Championship 13 times, and has flown in 5 World Aerobatic Championships.

Biography

Sperou was born on 25 December 1938 at Ceduna, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. He was a professional fisherman for 3 years, then taking up work as a refrigeration mechanic when his family moved to Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 in 1956. In 1960 he obtained his pilots license before teaching himself aerobatics. Between 1968 and 1987 he won 13 national championships before he retired from competitive flying. In 2002 he was named a "Legend of Outdoor Transport" at the Arkaroola Airshow.