In my childhood I was engaged in aircraft modelling.
After first flight of free fly model, first loop, I understood, that I wanted to test real flight, to feel the air stream through the control stick of my airplane.
When I was learning in high school, I started to fly in aero club.
- Member of Russian Unlimited National Team
- Honourable Master of Sports of the Russia Federation
- 1991/92, 2003-2007, 2013-14 Overall Russian Champion
- 1996 EAC – Champion Aerobatic Gliders
- 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 EAC – Champion (Team)
- 1996, 2001, 2005, 2011 WAC- Champion (Team)