Matt Hall
| Matt Hall | |
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Matt Hall at the MX Aircraft factory
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| Born |
16 September 1971 Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Nationality |
 Australian
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| Racing career | |
| First race | 2009 |
| Best position | 2nd (2015) |
| Aircraft | MXS-R |
| Website | |
| matthallracing.com | |
| Military career | |
| Service/branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
Matt Hall (born 16 September 1971 in Newcastle, Australia) is a third generation pilot, a former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Fighter Combat (Top Gun) Instructor, international unlimited aerobatic competitor and the first Australian to be selected to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, starting in 2009.
Hall has a long flying history, having started flying with his father at an early age. He is a third generation pilot, his grandfather having flown in World War II.
Hall's first solo flight was at age 15 in a glider, and he gained his aircraft pilot's licence at the age of 18. He is licensed in gliders, ultra-lights and hang gliders, and has had one parachute jump. He has more than 4,000 hours in various aircraft types, including over 700 in light aircraft and over 500 doing aerobatics. As these flights are often only 20–30 minutes, he has many more takeoffs and landings. Hall has over 300 hours in his airshow display aircraft, the Giles G-202.
A Mustang P-51D is his fifth aircraft (the others were a Vans RV-4, Acrosport II biplane, Piper Cherokee180C and the Giles G-202). He is flying an MXS-R during the Red Bull Air Race 2009 season.
He also flys an EXTRA300L in which he performs domestic displays and conducts air experiences.
As a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter pilot, Hall logged over 1500 F/A-18 Hornet hours. As a Fighter Combat Instructor, in 2006 he completed a tour as the chief instructor for this demanding course.
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