Jan OUDENAMPSEN

Biography

 

I got my pilot licence in 1992, start my ballooning company Excellent Ballooning in 1995. Simultaneously I also owned a large dairy farm, these two companies I managed for 20 years together. If balloonist I fly on all types and sizes of balloons, special shapes, large 24 to 30 seater passenger balloons and small competition balloons. In winter time for several years fly balloons within the Arctic Circler in Finland, Sweden and even on Svalbard Spitsbergen. But also in all European countries and Thailand, Kenya,etc. Was the first who fly with a balloon in Indonesia. Besides commercial ballooning I find competition flying a great challenge, I have been nominate several times for the Netherlands and even once Dutch Champion. For the European and World Championships I flew in countries as France, Hungary, Poland, Japan, Slovenia, etc.

FAI World Championships and World Air Games
Year Event Country Location Ranking Average
202425th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2024HungarySzeged66529
202224th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2022SloveniaMurska Sobota65484
201622nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2016JapanSaga87399
201019th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2010HungaryDebrecen80464
Competition History
Year Event Country Location Ranking Average
2024One Day Fly Vlaamse Ardennen / Les Ardennes FlamandesBelgiumOudenaarde1878
2024Exel Cup 2024The NetherlandsExel3777
2024Belgian Balloon Trophy 2024BelgiumVielsalm11577
2023Exel Cup 2023The NetherlandsExel4550
2023Dutch Balloon Trophy 2023The NetherlandsWitteveen11605
2021Belgian Balloon Trophy 2021BelgiumVielsalm3636
202122nd FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2021HungarySzeged64403
2021Győr Balloon Fiesta - Hungarian Nationals 2021HungaryGyőr1697
2019Ad Ballon Cup 2019The NetherlandsBreda8598
201921st FAI Europeans Hot Air Balloon Championship 2019SpainMallorca52495
2019Central European Cup 2019HungarySzeged12607
2019BENELUX Championship 2019LuxembourgHeiderscheid11570
201519th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015HungaryDebrecen19604
2011Dutch Balloon Trophy 2011The NetherlandsJoure6579
200916th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2009FranceBrissac24598