Markus Feyerabend is a Bavaria

Bavaria

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Gliding

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...

 aerobatic

Competition aerobatics

Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....

 pilot

Aviator

An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...

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He started gliding in 1987 at the club SFG Weilheim

Weilheim in Oberbayern

Weilheim in Oberbayern is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria.Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum.-Sport:...

 (now: LSV Weilheim-Peißenberg

Peißenberg

Peißenberg is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km southwest of Weilheim in Oberbayern.-Sports:...

 e.V.). Before he obtained his aerobatic rating in 2001, he flew cross-country competitions

Gliding competitions

Some of the pilots in the sport of gliding take part in gliding competitions. These are usually racing competitions, but there are also aerobatic contests and on-line league tables.-History of competitions:...

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He has been a member of the German

Germany

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 national glider aerobatics team since 2005. He was the German National Glider Aerobatics Champion in 2006, 2008 and 2010. In the FAI

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

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 World Championships in 2007 he won the team silver medal with Olaf Schmidt

Olaf Schmidt

Olaf Schmidt is a German glider aerobatic pilot.He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider...

 and Eugen Schaal.
In addition, Markus Feyerabend came second in the unknown sequences category in World Championships in 2007 and European Glider Aerobatic Championships 2008.
He was placed first by the Deutscher Aeroclub (DAeC) in 2008 in their ranking list of German glider pilots in the unlimited aerobatic category.

For aerobatics he usually flies a Swift S-1.

He works as a systems engineer in a telecommunication

Telecommunication

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 company.

Achievements in glider aerobatic competitions
year	contest	location	category	ranking	team ranking
2002	Salzmann-Cup	Kirn Kirn Kirn is a town in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Nahe, roughly 10 km north-east of Idar-Oberstein and 30 km west of Bad Kreuznach.... , Germany	advanced	9
2003	Salzmann-Cup	Babenhausen (Hesse) Babenhausen Babenhausen is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:It is situated on the river Gersprenz, 25 km southeast of Frankfurt, and 14 km west of Aschaffenburg. South of its general borders, the mountain range of the Odenwald is situated about 15 km away... , Germany	advanced	4	1
2003	Open Hessian Hesse Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...  Championships	Schwalmstadt-Ziegenhain (Hesse) Schwalmstadt Schwalmstadt is the largest town in the Schwalm-Eder district, in northern Hesse, Germany. It was established only in 1970 with the amalgamation of the towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain together with some outlying villages to form the town of Schwalmstadt.-Location:Schwalmstadt lies in the Schwalm... , Germany	advanced	1	n/a
2004	Salzmann-Cup	Nagold Nagold Nagold is a town in southwestern Germany, bordering the northern Black Forest. It is located in the Landkreis of Calw . Nagold is known for its ruined castle, Hohennagold Castle, and for its road viaduct... , Germany	advanced	2	3
2004	German National Championships	Biberach an der Riß Biberach an der Riß Biberach is a town in the south of Germany. It is the capital of Biberach district, in the Upper Swabia region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg... , Germany	unlimited	9	n/a
2005	FAI World Championships	Serpukhov Serpukhov Serpukhov is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers. It is located south from Moscow on the Moscow—Simferopol highway. The Moscow—Tula railway passes through the town. Population: -History:...  (Drakino airfield), Russia	unlimited	18 (best German)
2005	Open Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants... ian Championships	Tannheim (Württemberg) Tannheim Tannheim is a municipality in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in upper Swabia at the river Iller which forms the border to Bavaria.Tannheim is the home of the annual Tannkosh airshow.-External links:****... , Germany	unlimited	1	n/a
2005	Open Dutch National Championships	Deelen Deelen Deelen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is largely located in the municipality of Ede, Netherlands, but a small part lies in the municipality of Arnhem.Deelen is best known for the Deelen Air Base, a military airfield close to the village.... , The Netherlands	unlimited	1	n/a
2006	Salzmann-Cup	Donauwörth Donauwörth Donauwörth is a city in the German State of Bavaria , in the region of Swabia . It is said to have been founded by two fisherman where the Danube and Wörnitz rivers meet... , Germany	unlimited	1
2006	FAI European Championships	Rybnik Rybnik Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union... , Poland	unlimited	11	3 (Schaal-Feyerabend-Schmidt Olaf Schmidt Olaf Schmidt is a German glider aerobatic pilot.He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider... )
2006	German National Championships	Bad Frankenhausen Bad Frankenhausen Bad Frankenhausen is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia. It is located at the southern slope of the Kyffhäuser mountain range, on an artificial arm of the Wipper river, a tributary of the Saale. Because of the nearby Kyffhäuser monument dedicated to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, it is... , Germany	unlimited	1	n/a
2007	Salzmann-Cup	Stölln Gollenberg Gollenberg is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz.-History:... /Rhinow Rhinow Rhinow is a town in the Havelland district , in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km north of Rathenow, and 22 km south of Kyritz. Rhinow is the administrative seat of the Rhinow district .- Geography :... , Germany	unlimited	1
2007	FAI World Championships	Niederöblarn Niederöblarn Niederöblarn is a municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria.... , Austria	unlimited	6	2 (Schmidt Olaf Schmidt Olaf Schmidt is a German glider aerobatic pilot.He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider... -Feyerabend-Schaal)
2008	Salzmann-Cup	Hornberg Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd is a town in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 62,000, the town is the second largest in the Ostalbkreis and the whole region of East Württemberg after Aalen...  (Württemberg Württemberg Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia.... ), Germany	unlimited	5
2008	German National Championships	Rothenburg (Oberlausitz), Germany	unlimited	1	n/a
2008	FAI European Championships	Radom Radom Radom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and...  (Piastów Piastów Piastów is a town in central Poland, near Warsaw, with 23,331 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship ; previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodship...  airfield), Poland	unlimited	3 (best German)	3 (Feyerabend-Schmidt Olaf Schmidt Olaf Schmidt is a German glider aerobatic pilot.He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider... -Resch)
2009	German Regional Championships	Pfarrkirchen Pfarrkirchen Pfarrkirchen is a municipality in southern Lower Bavaria Germany, the capital of the district Rottal-Inn. It has about 12,500 inhabitants and is an important school centre with about 10,000 pupils from all over Lower Bavaria. The town spreads over an area of about 52 square kilometers and lies... , Germany	unlimited	1	n/a
2009	World Air Games World Air Games World Air Games is an international air sports event organized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale , inspired by the Olympic Games and held every four years.-Competitions:*Aerobatics*Aeromodeling...	Turin Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... , Italy	unlimited		n/a
2010	German National Championships	Brandenburg, Germany	unlimited	1	n/a
2010	FAI European Championships	Jämijärvi Jämijärvi Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water... , Finland	unlimited	8 (best German)	4 (Feyerabend-Schmidt Olaf Schmidt Olaf Schmidt is a German glider aerobatic pilot.He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider... -Teichmann)
2011	Salzmann-Cup	Hayingen Hayingen Hayingen is a town in the district of Reutlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 32 km southeast of Reutlingen....  (Württemberg Württemberg Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia.... ), Germany	unlimited	3
2011	German National Championships	Rothenburg (Oberlausitz), Germany	unlimited	3	n/a
2011	FAI World Championships	Toruń Torun Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.... , Poland	unlimited	10 (best German)	4 (Feyerabend-Teichmann-Schmidt Olaf Schmidt Olaf Schmidt is a German glider aerobatic pilot.He joined his gliding club, Bremer Verein für Luftfahrt e.V., at the age of 13, gaining his glider pilot licence at the age of 16 and a glider and his motor glider instructor rating in 1983 at the age of 21. Since 1984, he has assisted at glider... )

External links

• Website of the Acro Team Weilheim-Peißenberg about Markus "Maxu" Feyerabend (in German)