Cástor Fantoba Lerendegui Born in Pamplona, Spain 1966. An Aeronautical Engineer by training, Cástor’s passion for flying drove him to become a professional pilot. He gained his extensive flying experience in different areas such as aerial advertising, skywriting, crop-dusting and water-bombing. He currently is an Airline Captain, flying a Boeing 757. Cástor is an aerobatic flying instructor, member of the formation team Patrulla Culebra and member of the Spanish National Aerobatic Team since 1999.

Sport Achievements

• 1999 Joins Spanish National Aerobatic Team
• 1999 Second place, National Championships, Unlimited Category
• 2002 Spanish National Champion, Unlimited Category (title held until 2005)
• 2004 Champion, Copa Triangular de Vuelo Acrobático
• 2005 Ranked 6th Overall, Men’s category, World Championships (Burgos, ES)
• 2005 Champion, Copa Triangular de Vuelo Acrobático
• 2006 Third place in National Championships, Unlimited Category
• 2006 Silver Medallist Team, European Aerobatics Championships, (Grenchen, CH)
• 2006 Gold Medal, Second Unknown Programme, European Aerobatic Championships, (Grenchen, CH)
• 2006 Ranked 5th Men’s category, European Aerobatic Championships (Grenchen, CH)
• 2006 Champion, Copa Triangular de Vuelo Acrobático
• 2007 First place Qnown Program, World Aerobatic Championships (Granada, ES)
• 2007 Ranked 4th World Men’s category, World Aerobatic Championships (Granada, ES)
• 2007 Silver Medalist Team, World Aerobatic Championships (Granada, ES)
• 2007 Silver Medallist, Copa Triangular de Vuelo Acrobático.
• 2008 Ranked 4th European Overall, Men´s category, European Championships (Hradec, CZ)
• 2008 Bronze Medallist Team, European Championships (Hradec, CZ)
• 2008 Silver Medal, Freestyle, European Championships (Hradec, CZ)
• 2008 Silver Medallist, Copa Triangular de Vuelo Acrobático.
• 2008 Silver Medallist, FAI Grand Prix of Japan (Motegi, JP)
• 2009 2002 Spanish National Champion, Unlimited Category

Cástor has participated, as a member of the Spanish National Aerobatic team, in the following international competitions: 1999 European Championships (Córdoba, ES); 2000 World Championships (Muret, FR); 2001 II World Air Games (Burgos, ES); 2002 European Championships (Istra, LT), 2003 World Championships (Lakeland, USA); 2005 World Championships (Burgos, ES); 2006 European Championships (Grenchen, CH); 2007 World Championships (Granada, ES); 2007 FAI Grand Prix Moscow; 2008 European Championships (Hradec Kralove, CZ); 2008 FAI Grand Prix of Japan (Motegi, JP); In 2005, Cástor was awarded the 2005 Premio Flyer for his career in sports aviation.