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Jurgis Kairys was born in Krasnojarsk, Siberia, on May 6, 1952, his parents were exciled by soviets from Lithuania. Jurgis family were able to return to their home Berže village in 1959 Lithuania when Jurgis was 6 years old. His interest in flying was inspired when going to school he was watching birds, planes landing and taking off. Agriculture planes was located near his home, small boy Jurgis was trying to be near them and help. In 1973 Jurgis graduated Viborg Aviation Technics school. He became an airframe mechanic, after engineer and was able to start flying aerobatics at the Kaunas Aerobatic Flying Club in Lithuania. In 1984 fgraduated Academy Civil Aviation in Sankt Petersburg becoming engineer pilot. Engineering knowledgr was essential in developing his pilot career. His talents and determination were obvious and he soon became a member of the elite National team.
The style of acrobatics we see today was developed over thirty years ago by Lithuanian friends Jurgis and Steponas Artiskevicius competing with each other and coaching each other in the Lithuanian and Soviet teams. Today every unlimited pilot flies in the style promoted by the Lithuanians in the seventies. Jurgis engineering and piloting skills were recognized when he was asked to work with the Sukhoi Design Bureau in 1989 to develop the Sukhoi 26, 29 and 31. Completely new experimental aerobatic aircrafts started to dominate in the Unlimited Aerobatic World. Jurgis won Five medals in Freestyle World Aerobatic Championships, two gold and three silver. Jurgis two times became World Grand Prix of Aerobatics overall champion. In 2003 Jurgis won first Redbull Airrace in Zeltveg, Austria. This legacy continues to this date with the Su31 winning again Silver medal in the 2009 WAC in Silverstone, UK.
Jurgis has always been looking for new flight possibilities in Unlimited Freestyle aerobatics. In 2004 He modified the Moscow aviation institute project and developed it into his "JUKA" aircraft. Since then Jurgis has been fine-tuning this aircraft for beterfuture displays and competitions.
Jurgis has invented several aerobatic maneuvers: “Slide Pass”(1992), "Kairys Wheel“(1987), "Small Loop”(1992) and was the first to successfully perform the “Cobra”(1992) maneuver in a propeller driven aircraft in Farnborough aviation exhibition. Also he is the first aerobatic pilot to hover his aircraft like a helicopter.
The style of acrobatics we see today was developed over thirty years ago by Lithuanian friends Jurgis and Steponas Artiskevicius competing with each other and coaching each other in the Lithuanian and Soviet teams. Today every unlimited pilot flies in the style promoted by the Lithuanians in the seventies. Jurgis engineering and piloting skills were recognized when he was asked to work with the Sukhoi Design Bureau in 1989 to develop the Sukhoi 26, 29 and 31. Completely new experimental aerobatic aircrafts started to dominate in the Unlimited Aerobatic World. Jurgis won Five medals in Freestyle World Aerobatic Championships, two gold and three silver. Jurgis two times became World Grand Prix of Aerobatics overall champion. In 2003 Jurgis won first Redbull Airrace in Zeltveg, Austria. This legacy continues to this date with the Su31 winning again Silver medal in the 2009 WAC in Silverstone, UK.
Jurgis has always been looking for new flight possibilities in Unlimited Freestyle aerobatics. In 2004 He modified the Moscow aviation institute project and developed it into his "JUKA" aircraft. Since then Jurgis has been fine-tuning this aircraft for beterfuture displays and competitions.
Jurgis has invented several aerobatic maneuvers: “Slide Pass”(1992), "Kairys Wheel“(1987), "Small Loop”(1992) and was the first to successfully perform the “Cobra”(1992) maneuver in a propeller driven aircraft in Farnborough aviation exhibition. Also he is the first aerobatic pilot to hover his aircraft like a helicopter.
