Team Xtreme Pilots

Position #1 (Leader)

Total Flying hours: 19,000 hrs

Training Capt A320 - South African Airways

Position #2 (RH Wingman)

Total Flying hours: 11,800 hrs

Capt B744 - Cathay Pacific Airways

Position #3 (LH Wingman)

Total Flying hours: 3,000 hrs

Aircraft Engineer - Absolute Aviation

Position #4 (Box & Solo)

Total Flying hours: 15,500 hrs

Team Manager & Aircraft Technician

Nigel Hopkins

Date of birth: 12 February 1973
Team Position: #1 Formation Leader, Solo and display narator
Day Job: Training Captain for South African Airways (Airbus A320)
Total Flying hours: 19,000
Number of aircraft rated on: 125
Age when he started flying: Officially at the age of 18.
Flying achievements: World Rally Flying Champion (2003), Vice World Advanced Aerobatic Champion (2010), 7 time SA Rally Flying Champion, 5 time SA Precision Flying Champion and was SA Aerobatic Champion for 2 consecutive years.

Date of birth: 24 July 1968
Team Position: #2 Wingman, Team Media
Day Job: Captain B744 /B748F Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong)
Total Flying hours: 11,800
Number of aircraft rated on: 23 plus 6 Helicopters
Age when he started flying: 20
Flying achievements: Advanced World Aerobatics 2010 Poland - 11th place overall, silver medal for Team South Africa. Represented South Africa at Unlimited World Aerobatics 2011 in Italy.

Date of birth: 19 March 1989
Team Position: #3 (LH Wing) & Aircraft Engineer
Day Job: Aircraft Engineer with Absolute Aviation, Southern Africa.
Total Flying hours: 3,000
Number of aircraft rated on: 65
Age when he started flying: Officially at age 9 in a J3 Cub, Solo on my 17th Birthday.
Flying achievements:Flying international aerobatic formation displays on his father’s wing in Dubai in a three-ship display with Zoltan Veres of Hungary. Flying a three-ship plus two-ship formation display with the Jet Man Team (Yves Rossy and Vincent Raffet) at the 2015 World Air Games in Dubai. Flying international Airshows in China with Team Xtreme since 2014.

Date of birth: 15 October 1965
Team Position: #4 (box) and solo freestyle pilot.
Day Job: Team Manager. Retired Training Captain B747 MK Airlines.
Total Flying hours: 15,000
Number of aircraft rated on: 35
Age when he started flying: Solo in a glider at the age of 15.
Flying achievements: SA Aerobatic Champion 2006 and 2009. Silver medal for the South African team at both 2007 and 2010 Advanced World Championships. 5th at the 2010 China International Air Sports Fiesta and 4th in the World Air Masters, China 2011.