Baptiste Vignes (15 April 1985 – 12 April 2022) was a french pilot, instructor, and international aerobatics champion.

Biography

Vignes grew up in

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and obtained his pilot's license at the Le Havre's Jean-Maridor flying club at a young age. He then trained as an aerobatic pilot at the Bernay-Saint-Martin flying club in the

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Career

In 2012, Vignes worked an instructor and aerobatic coach in

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. One year later, he became chief pilot at Top Gun Voltige, a recreational flying company. In 2017 he was recruited by Red Bull to participate in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as a contestant for the 2017 season. In 2018 he became an instructor at the Bernay-Saint-Martin flying club. In 2019, he joined the flight test team at Aura Aero, a French aerospace manufacturer.

Biography

Career

Achievements

With the french national team

Individual

References