Jurgis Kairys » Achievements
Achievements

Major achievements:

1974        Started flying aerobatics, Aircraft Zlin 326A

1976        Member of Lithuanian Aerobatic Team

1977        Member of Soviet Aerobatic Team, until Lithunian Independence in 1990

1979        First Gold medal in International Competition in Hungary

1981        First Gold medal in European Championship in Austria

1982        First Gold medal in World Championship in Austria.
               Started the development of Aerobatic Aircraft SU-26 at Sukhoi Design Bureau

1984        For the first time competed in World Championship with an aircraft  SU-26

1988        Silver medal in WAC 4 min. Freestyle flying Su26, Bronze medal Overall

1990        Gold medal in WAC 4 min. Freestyle flying Su26

1992        Third overall in World Championship in France
               First test flight of SU-31,
               Breitling Masters, 1 Silver medal
               Demonstrated Jurgis originated worlds first Slip Hover pass, Cobra and
               Small Loops at Farnborough

1993        Breitling Masters, 2 Gold, 1 Bronze medals, Su31

1994        Gold medal in WAC 4 min. Freestyle in Su26
               Breitling Masters, 2 Gold, 2 Silver medals, Su31

1995        Breitling Masters, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze medals, Su31

1996        Silver medal in WAC 4 min. Freestyle, Su26
               FAIWGPA 1 Gold medal, Su31,
               First in the World official permitted Under bridge flight in Kaunas, Lithuania,
               Yak 50

1998        FAIWGPA 1 Gold, 1 Bronze medals, Su31

1999        FAIWGPA 2 Gold medals, Su31.
               Special Millennium flight under all 10 Bridges in the City of Vilnius, Lithuania

2000        FAIWGPA 1 Gold, 1 Silver medals, Overall series winner, Su31
               Worlds first ever officially permitted inverted under bridge flight in Kaunas,
               Lithuania, Su26

2001        FAIWGPA Unable to compete due to damaged aircraft in Seoul airshow, South Korea
               (Lost blades of propeller damaging the engine during the display flight).

2002        FAIWGPA Motegi, Japan, Winner , Su31

2003        General modifications were made to "Juka"
               Winner, first Red Bull Air Races, Zeltweg, Austria, Su26

2004        FAIWGPA Al Ain, Emirates, Winner, flying"Juka"
               First demonstration Flights in the Southern Hemisphere At Warbirds
               Over Wanaka

2005        FAI WORLD GRAND PRIX WINNER - 5TH SERIES
               2004 - 2005 at the 2005 FAI CENTENARY AIR SHOW, Lausanne, Switzerland .
               Jurgis Kairys becomes overall top placed pilot over 10 years of FAI World
               Grand Prix Competitions!
               Jurgis Kairys wins the prestigious 2005 Trofeo REGGIANI competition at
               the Aero Club of Milano in Italy

2006        January. Jurgis wins the Al Ain Cup in solo aerobatics freestyle competition.

2008        For the first time the competition is organised under the rules of JK Formula invented by Jurgis Kairys.

2009        FAI WORLD ELITE AEROBATIC FORMULA event is organized in MAMAIA, Romania,
               Silver medal in FAI World Aerobatic Freestyle Championship.
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