Michael Goulian

Template:Infobox aviator Michael George "Mike" Goulian (born September 4, 1968 in Winthrop, Massachusetts) is an American aerobatic national champion aviator who raced in the Red Bull Air Race World Series under the number 99.

Biography

Goulian racing in London in 2008

Goulian flying his Edge 540 at the 2017 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba

Goulian was born into an aviation business family, which founded Executive Flyers Aviation, one of the largest flying schools in the Northeastern United States in 1964. Michael's father Myron Goulian (also known as "Mike") was an FAA examiner. Michael grew up by washing airplanes and sweeping the hangar floor. He learned to fly before he could drive a car and soloed in a Cessna 150 on his 16th birthday in 1984.

Inspired by the 1980 movie Cloud Dancer, Goulian began his aerobatic training in 1985 during his pilot study. He then established an aerobatic school within Executive Flyers Aviation. While earning his living as a corporate airline pilot, Goulian worked his way toward the top ranks of air show display flying and competition aerobatics and became US National Champion in the Advanced Category at the age of 22, making him the youngest pilot ever to have won that competition. In 1992, he was the top-ranked US male aerobatic pilot and Silver Medalist in the Unlimited Category, an achievement he repeated in 1993. In 1995, he became the US National Champion in the Unlimited Category. He was a member of the US Aerobatic Team in 1994, 1996 and 1998.

In 2006, Goulian was awarded the prestigious Art Scholl Memorial Award for airshow showmanship by the International Council of Airshows (ICAS).

Goulian is co-author of a series of books called Basic and Advanced Aerobatics, published by McGraw Hill, which became the industry standard for aerobatic flight training manuals.

He is the co-founder of two Bedford, Massachusetts, United States–based aviation companies: Linear Air, which offers air taxi services using very light jets and piston-powered aircraft, and Mike Goulian Aviation, which is a Cirrus aircraft training, management and rental company.

In 2021, AOPA named Goulian chairman of its Hat in The Ring Society, a philanthropic foundation that promotes aviation access, safety and education.

He flies a Cirrus SR22T for his business and personal travels, and is an avid skier, ice hockey player and golfer. He has been married to Karin Goulian since 2000, with whom he has one daughter: Emily (born 2006).

Racing record

Red Bull Air Race World Championship

2004-2010

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Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Wins	Rank
2004	Template:Country data United KingdomTemplate:Namespace detect showall DNP	Template:Country data HungaryTemplate:Namespace detect showall DNP	4th										3	0	6th
2006	Template:Country data United Arab EmiratesTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data SpainTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data GermanyTemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	CAN	DNS	Template:Country data HungaryTemplate:Namespace detect showall 4th	Template:Country data United KingdomTemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	5th	Template:Country data AustraliaTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th				11	0	5th
2007	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 7th	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall DNS	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th	Template:Country data TURTemplate:Namespace detect showall 7th	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall DNS	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 2nd	6	0	8th
2008	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall 7th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th			16	0	8th
2009	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 14th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 14th	Template:Country data CANTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th							22	1	10th
2010	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 4th	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	Template:Country data CANTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 7th	Template:Country data GERTemplate:Namespace detect showall 13th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN					24	0	9th
Series not held between 2011 and 2013

2014-

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Wins	Rank
2014	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall DNS	Template:Country data CROTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data MYSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	3	0	12th
2015	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data CROTemplate:Namespace detect showall 4th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 11th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 7th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 9th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	13	0	10th
2016	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 13th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 4th	Template:Country data GERTemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall CAN	19.75	0	10th
2017	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 6th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 5th	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 3rd	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall 10th	Template:Country data GERTemplate:Namespace detect showall 14th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 7th	28	0	9th
2018	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 3rd	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 2nd	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 4th	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall 2nd	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 12th	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 1st	Template:Country data USATemplate:Namespace detect showall 8th	73	2	3rd
2019	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall 3rd								21		3rd

Legend:

• CAN: Cancelled
• DNP: Did not participate
• DNS: Did not show
• DQ: Disqualified
• NC: Not classified

See also

• Competition aerobatics

External links

• Goulian Aerosports
• Mike Goulian Aviation
• 2018 article in The Boston Globe