Капанина Светлана Владимировна — Svetlana Kapanina Today I present some videos from Svetlana Kapanina probably the best woman pilot in the world, but certainly the Queen of Skies. In the videos we can see how calm and relaxed Kapanina flies. Some biography facts (2008) about Světlana Kapanina: index.php?lang=en&node=104&catid=102&id=31 Nationality: Russian Flight hours: 1270 Favorite and current airplane: [...]
Капанина Светлана Владимировна -- Svetlana Kapanina
Today I present some videos from Svetlana Kapanina probably the best woman pilot in the world, but certainly the Queen of Skies. In the videos we can see how calm and relaxed Kapanina flies.
Some biography facts (2008) about Světlana Kapanina:
index.php?lang=en&node=104&catid=102&id=31
Nationality: Russian
Flight hours: 1270
Favorite and current airplane: SU-26M3
Favorite food: manti, pelmeni (pelmeni are a little like tortellini – pasta pockets, manti are basically the same, but much bigger)
Sports: athletic gymnastics, aerobatics
Achievements
- Six-time absolute World Champion
- Two-time absolute World Air Game Champion
- Two-time absolute European Champion
- Two-time absolute Russian Champion
- Holder of 38 gold medals from the World Chamionships
- Only female -- holder of the World Cup Grand-Prix
Awarded FAI medal as the best pilot of the century
Awarded FAI medal as the only 5-time absolute world champion in Aerobatics
Hobbies: family, air sports, the extreme
Goals: self improvement