Uwe SCHNEIDER

Biography

Hot Air Balloon Pilot since 1982, since 1985 ballooning instructor and examiner.
Gas Balloon Pilot since 2003.
Logged 2900+ hours in balloons in over 2100 flights (as per mid of 2024).
Parachutist and microlight aircraft pilot.
Began competition ballooning in 1985 and attended all European and World Championships since then. Average ranking over all 18 Europeans is 7th place and over all 18 worlds is 10th. 8 times German champion. 
Nicknamed "Mr Heavy Metal" winning 12 Gold, 11 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals in FAI Cat 1 Events. Honoured with the ”silver bay leaf” in 2005 and 1993, the highest sports award of the federal republic of Germany and the Diplom Montgolfier of FAI for best performance in hot air balloons in 1999. 
Flew as Copilot in German Gas Balloon Nationals with PIC Peter Krafczyk in 2001 (2nd place) and Thomas Fink in 1987.
Current Gas Balloon World Champion together with Peter Krafczyk (flown in 2004).
Vice-President of international ballooning federation FAI/CIA since 2005, Member of Rules Subcommittee since 1990.
Competition Director of: BRA/BEL/NED Nationals, 4x Warstein, 2x Telgte, 3x Rabertshausen
 

 

FAI World Championships and World Air Games
Year Event Country Location Ranking Average
202425th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2024HungarySzeged26633
202224th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2022SloveniaMurska Sobota30595
201823rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2018AustriaGross-Siegharts, Austria31588
201622nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2016JapanSaga16677
2015FAI World Air Games 2015United Arab EmiratesDubai10650
201421st FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2014BrazilRio Claro SP2705
201220th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2012United StatesBattle Creek5741
201019th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2010HungaryDebrecen5716
2009FAI World Air Games 2009ItalyMondovi2833
200818th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2008AustriaHofkirchen25627
200617th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2006JapanMotegi3745
200416rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2004AustraliaMildura2783
200215th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship 2002FranceChâtellerault5731
2001FAI World Air Games 2001SpainSeville6710
Competition History
Year Event Country Location Ranking Average
202413. Internationaler German Cup 2024 mit Deutscher MeisterschaftGermanyPforzheim1800
202442. Open Austrian Dopgas National and Lower Austrian Hot Air Balloon Championship 2024AustriaWieselburg4679
2024Schweizermeisterschaften Heissluftballon 2024 in Gossau/SGSwitzerlandGossau SG11599
20236. Horber Neckar-Balloncup and UK Nationals 2023GermanyHorb am Neckar9594
20231.Raiffeisen-Ballon-Cup mit offener Bayerischer Meisterschaft 2023GermanyBurgebrach3742
202225. Thüringer Montgolfiade mit offener Deutscher Meisterschaft im HeißluftballonfahrenGermanyHeldburg3803
2021Deutsche Meisterschaft Heißluftballon 2021 im Tegernseer TalGermanyBad Wiessee7667
202122nd FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2021HungarySzeged19628
20215. Horber Neckar-Balloncup 2021GermanyHorb am Neckar2743
202024. Thüringer Montgolfiade 2020GermanyHeldburg / Thüringen5678
201921st FAI Europeans Hot Air Balloon Championship 2019SpainMallorca26585
2019German Nationals 2019GermanyPforzheim6675
2019Hessische Meisterschaft der Heißluftballonpiloten / - innen 2019GermanyGießen5681
2018POST Luxembourg Balloon Trophy 2018LuxembourgMersch2713
201720th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2017FranceBrissac5725
201519th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2015HungaryDebrecen4707
201318th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2013PolandWloclawek8708
201117th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2011SpainLleida5707
200916th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2009FranceBrissac10681
200715th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2007GermanyMagdeburg2731
200514th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2005HungaryDebrecen1787
200313th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship 2003LithuaniaVilnius1805