Thomas Fink: Ballooning CV

1972                First gas balloon flight with Peter C. v. Seidlein

1982                First hot air balloon flight with Wulf Bergner

1983                PPL-D for gas balloons

1985                Extension for hot air balloons

1986                flight by night rating and flight instruction of private pilots free balloon

1992                General Flight Radiotelephone Operator’s Certificate

1996                Reward of  „Silbernes Lorbeerblatt“ by the German president Mr. Roman Herzog

2002                Golden CIA Badge with 2 Diamonds

2015                Flight Examiner (FE)

Gas Ballon (Extracts)

1987                3rd Place Gordon Bennet Race with Erich Märkl

1988                1st Place Friedrich-Thode-Fahrt with Hubert v. Seidlein

1989                2nd Place Gordon Bennet Race with Erich Märkl

                        German Record AA7 Duration (39h32’) with Erich Märkl

1990                German Record AA7 Altitude (8876m)

                        Alpine flight from Augsburg to Avignon with Rainer Haßold

1992                2nd Place World Championships with Rainer Haßold

1993                1st Place German Championships with Rainer Haßold

1994                1st Place World Championships with Rainer Haßold

1995                1st Place German Championships with Rainer Haßold

1996                1st Place World Championships with Rainer Haßold

1997                German Record AA7 Distance (1726,9km)  with Bepperl Höhl

1997                1st Place German Championships with Rainer Haßold (3rd consecutive Championship)

2001                1^st Place Competition “100 years Freiballonverein Augsburg” with Klaus Schmöhl

2011                1st Place German Championships with Rainer Haßold

Hot Air Balloon (Extracts)

1989                2nd Place BP Alpine Balloon Trophy

                        2nd Place Para Ballooning Stubenberg (with parachutist Angela Schabus)

1990                1st Place BP Alpine Balloon Trophy

                        2nd Place Warsteiner Montgolfiade

1991                2nd Place German Championships

1992                2nd Place BP Alpine Balloon Trophy

1992                2nd Place Royal Jordanian Ballon Rally

1993                2nd Place Austrian Championships

1994                1st Place Para Ballooning Stubenberg (with parachutist Gernot Alic)

                        2nd Place British Championships Perth, Scotland

1995                2nd Place Para Ballooning Stubenberg (with parachutist  Gernot Alic)

                        3rd Place German Championships Bad Wörishofen

1996                2nd Place 3rd Internationale Austria Alpen-Trophy Gosau

                        2nd Place Para Ballooning Stubenberg (with Springer Gernot Alic)

11st Place EuropaChampionships Stubenberg (bester german)

1997                1st Place BP Alpine Balloon Trophy

                        7. Place World Championships in Saga/Japan (112 participants)

1999                1st Place Franken Ballon Cup, Nuremberg Airport

2nd Place German Championships in Gladenbach

2000                            2nd Place German Championships in Wiehl

2001                1st Place Franken Ballon Cup, Nuremberg Airport
1^st place Thuringian Championships Heldburg

2002                2^nd place Thuringian Championships Heldburg

2008                1st Place Franken Ballon Cup, Nuremberg Airport

2011                1st Place Franken Ballon Cup, Nuremberg Airport

2016                3rd Place German Championships, Marburg

Official

1999                Director German Championships Gas Ballons in Warstein

2000                Member International Jury Gordon Bennet Race St. Hubert /Belgien
since 2001       Member of the Board German Ballooning Association (DFSV)

2001                Director German Championships Gas Ballons in Marl/Westfalen

2002                Member International Jury Mobilux Trophy Luxemburg

2003                Steward International Hungarian Championships

Member International Jury Motegi International Championships, Japan

2004                Director Austrian National Championships Hot Air

                        Director 10^th FAI Gas Balloon Championship, Bitterfeld Germany

2005                Director German Championships Gas Ballons Düsseldorf               

2007                Director German Championships Gas Ballons Bitterfeld

President of international Jury Gordon Bennet Race Brussels Belgium (cancelled)  

2009                President of international Jury Coupe d’Europe / Ladies World Cup (France)

2010                President of international Jury Tochigi International Championships (Japan)(FAI 1st class event)

2013                Member of international Jury 18e Coupe d’Europe de Montgolfières / 23e Coupe des Dames, Mainfonds, Angouleme, Frankreich

2014                President of international Jury 21st FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship Rio Claro Brasilien

2016                President of international Jury 3rd FAI Junior World Hot Air Balloon Championship Marijampolé, Litauen

1180h PIC in Gas Ballon, 27.500km

1460h PIC in Hot Air Balloon, 17.700km

Nuremberg, 18 March 2017