The Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team is a

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. The team fly four

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aircraft, painted in the colours of their sponsor,

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energy drink. All team's planes use white smoke generators during air shows.

Crew

The Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team home location is airfield near of

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in north-eastern part of

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. The four pilots are: Leader Stanislav Čejka, left wing Jan Rudzinskyj, right wing Miroslav Krejčí and slot Jan Tvrdík (line-up in 2017). The team also includes manager Martin Nepovím and engineer Miloš Špreňar. Stanislav Čejka and Jan Rudzinskyj constitute also the Flying Bulls Duo team. Stanislav Čejka and Jan Tvrdík are the

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fighter pilots flying

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and Aero L-159 Alca planes. The previous team was:

Radka Máchová Radka Máchová (born January 14, 1949) is a Czech aerobatic pilot. Life and career Máchová was interested in flight since childhood. At the age of 15, she did her first parachute skydive. She was interested in architecture but was also interes ...

(leader), Jiří Saller (left wing), Miroslav Krejčí (right wing) and Jiří Vepřek (slot). They used Czech aerobatic planes

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. That formation felt apart when Radka Máchová was removed from leader position. Jiří Saller left the team during subsequent controversy. Jiří Vepřek ended due to his health problems.

Awards and honors

*Diplomas d'Honneur, FAI *Multiple Champion, FAI World Grand Prix *Winner, Nippon Grand Prix, 2001

Accidents

Two planes of previous team members (Radka Máchová and Jiří Saller) collided during Aero India 2015 air show at

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. Although Máchová’s plane lost its propeller and Saller’s plane had heavily damaged wing and damaged control surfaces, both pilots landed without any injuries.

References

External links

* {{Red Bull Aerobatic teams Red Bull