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= BALTIC BEES JET TEAM = airborne since 2008

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Professional aviation aerobatic jet team
The purpose of creation of team is participation in various air shows, exhibitions and aviation holidays, organized all over the world. Team also can become an excellent action for celebration of City Day, Independence Day, Birthday, etc.

The unusual name of the team ”Baltic Bees” is thought up by company management to make original group with kind of personal sign.The team name is reflected in plane's original paintings, and also in elements of pilots uniform and accessories. The team consists of pilots with thousands of flying hours experience on military fighter aircraft and hi-speed and maneuverability small aerobatic airplanes. Our pilots generate the unique style of piloting and perform at the maximum difficulty.

Baltic Bees airplane of choice
The airplane of our choice is L-39С Albatros manufactured in Czech Republic. At the moment the team consists of 5 airplanes. Two airplanes are dry leased to Estonian Air Force. Two more airplanes are in process to be air worthy this year.

Home airport Jūrmala
Base aerodrome of the team is JŪRMALA AIRPORT, Latvia (ICAO code EVJA). jurmalaairport.com

Pilots
Flight lead Artem Soloduha Call sign WRANGLER. 25 years old, home town Riga, Latvia. Graduated Kyrovgrad civilian aviation academy, Ukraine. Types of AC that has flown: SEP "Tiger" and jet L39C. Total flight experience 600 hours

Left wingman Igor Ydtkin Call sign MAJOR. 47 years old, home town Riga, Latvia. Graduated Harkov military academy, Ukraine. Former military instructor pilot 1st class Types of AC that has flown: SEP "C172", jets L39 and Mig 21 Total flight experience 2100 hours.

Right wingman Anatoly Perekrostov Call sign MAESTRO. 48 years old, home town Kaunas, Lithuania Graduated Harkov military flight academy. Former military instructor pilot 2nd class Types of AC that has flown: SEP "C172", JAK-52, jets L-29, L-39 and Mig-21 Total flight experiance 3000 hours

Slot pilot Aleksandrs Zarins Call sign SMOKED. 42 years old, home town Daugavpils, Latvia. Graduated Kachinskvo military flight academy. Former military pilot instructor Types of aircraft flown: SEP Tiger, An-2, C172, Wilga, Multi Engine D-42 Dimond, L410, jets RA-390 Premier, L29, L39C. Total flight experiance 2,200 hours

Solo pilot Valery Sobolev Call sign BATJA (Godfather). 51 years old, hometown Volgograd, Russia. Graduated Volchanskovo civilian aviation colage. Flight instructor 1st class, titled sport master of jet advanced aerobatics and decorated pilot od Russian Federation. Types of airplanes flown: SEP JAK-52, JAK-18T, jets L-29, Mig-15, Mig-17, and L-39. Total flight experiance 3,400 hours

Pilot in training Roberts Andrejevs 30 years old, hometown Riga, Latvia. Graduated US Air Force Academy class of 2007. Latvian AF pilot. Types of airplanes flown: SEP An-2, C172, MEP Piper Seneca, turboprop T-6 Texan ||, jet L-39. Total flight experiance 800 hours

History
The team was created in 2008. Despite our young age, the team already has proved itself well on several responsible air shows. Character of indicative team performance means careful and long training for achievement of training and safety