Baptiste Vignes
Baptiste Vignes (15 April 1985 – 12 April 2022) was a French pilot, instructor, and international aerobatics champion.[1]
Biography
Vignes grew up in Le Havre and obtained his pilot's license at the Le Havre's Jean-Maridor flying club at a young age.[2] He then trained as an aerobatic pilot at the Bernay-Saint-Martin flying club in the Eure department.[2] He died with Simon de la Bretèche following the crash of Aura Aero's "Integral R" aerobatic aircraft prototype during a flight test.[3] An investigation by the French State Aviation Safety Accident Investigation Board was started, as well as a judicial investigation by the Ariège Gendarmerie and the Gendarmerie of air transport.[4]
Career
In 2012, Vignes worked an instructor and aerobatic coach in Dijon.[5] One year later, he became chief pilot at Top Gun Voltige, a recreational flying company.[6] 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.[7] In 2019, he joined the flight test team at Aura Aero, a French aerospace manufacturer.[8]
Achievements
With the french national team
| Year | Title | Championship |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1st | Europe |
| 2010 | 1st | World |
| 2011 | 1st | Europe |
| 2015 | 1st | World |
| 2016 | 1st | Europe |
| 2017 | 1st | World |
Individual
| Year | Title | Championship | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2nd | France | Advanced |
| 2009 | 1st | France | Advanced |
| 2010 | 1st | France | Advanced |
| 2010 | 1st | World | Advanced |
| 2011 | 2nd | Europe | Advanced |
| 2011 | 3rd | France | Excellence |
| 2012 | 2nd | France | Elite |
| 2015 | 3rd | France | Final Freestyle |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pilot Profile - Aerobatic Contest Archive. International Aerobatic Championships. (1 January 2018) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from Aerobatic contest archive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baptiste Vignes, pilote de voltige aérienne formé au Havre, est décédé dans un crash. Éléonora Hurillon-Ajzenman. (14 April 2022) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from Paris-Normandie
- ↑ Ariège : les deux victimes du crash d'avion sont deux champions du monde de voltige. Sylvain Duchampt. (13 April 2022) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from France 3 Occitanie
- ↑ Crash en Ariège : ce que l'on sait au lendemain du drame qui a tué deux pilotes réputés. Fabien Isbacq. (13 April 2022) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from actu.fr
- ↑ baptiste vignes - Baptiste Vignes. Baptiste Vignes. (2013) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from Baptiste Vignes
- ↑ Le pilote - Baptiste Vignes. PRB Voile team. (2020) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from sport.prb.fr
- ↑ Red Bull Air Race recrute deux pilotes français supplémentaires. Gil Roy. (12 January 2017) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from Aerobuzz
- ↑ Baptiste Vignes devient pilote de marque de l'Intégral chez Aura Aero. (2 September 2019) Retrieved 10 January 2023 from Air et Cosmos
- ↑ resultats - Baptiste Vignes. Retrieved 10 January 2023 from sites.google.com
- Articles with short description
- Use dmy dates from February 2023
- Articles with invalid date parameter in template
- Aerobatic pilots
- 1985 births
- 2022 deaths
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2022
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in France
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in France
