RIP Hannes Arch

[MarkR]

A longtime member of the red bull family has sadly passed away in a helicopter accident:

http://www.redbull.com/en/stories/13...stria-red-bull

It's with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our long-time close friend Hannes Arch, who has died in a private helicopter flight in Carinthia, Austria.
Hannes has been a Red Bull Athlete for over 25 years. The world mainly knew Hannes as an amazingly successful Red Bull Air Race pilot. This was only one of the ways in which his spirit found expression. In the Austrian's younger days, he was ranked as one of the world's leading mountaineers and climbers, and was one of the first aerobatic paragliders.

[David N]

That is sad.
I remember meeting him when the race was last in Perth.

The second RB pilot we have lost,
Mike Mangold being the other.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by David N

The second RB pilot we have lost,
Mike Mangold being the other.

Third actually, South African Glen Dell was the first in 2012, all of them as a result of flying accidents.

Red Bull also lost another pilot Michel Leusch (another South African) who they sponsored in China late last month, although not a racer.