The 2016 Challenger Cup: Female Pilot to Make History
French aerobatic champion Mélanie Astles is writing history as she becomes the first female pilot to join the Red Bull Air Race’s Challenger Cup that is plenty of plenty of surprises for 2016, with three new contenders in the eight-pilot field. New for 2016 are Mélanie Astles, a five time French aerobatic champion who has earned top ten rankings at World and European levels. She is the first woman ever to compete in the sport. Astles will compete against fellow debutants Ben Murphy and Kevin Coleman. The UK’s Ben Murphy is a former Commanding Officer and team leader of the RAF’s Red Arrows display team. Kevin Coleman, a flying prodigy from the US Advanced Aerobatic Team is the first American to join the ranks of the Challenger Class and will be the youngest competitor this season.
Mélanie Astles said, “I will mostly enjoy the tremendous opportunity of sharing my passion with the crowds. I can’t hide the fact that for me it’s a real dream to join the 2016 Challenger Cup, I’m really looking forward to that great challenge".
The new pilots will be making their debut at the Red bull Air Race World Championship in Abu Dhabi on 11/12 March. Stay tuned.
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