Sebastian Kawa is a Polish glider pilot, nine times World Champion, world (FAI) leading glider competition pilot (currently number two in the world rankings of the FAI Gliding Commission) and the current World Champion in Standard Class and 15m Class.
Sebastian Kawa is a second-generation glider pilot, together with his father Tomasz Kawa (an accomplished competition pilot as well) associated with the Mountain Gliding School "Żar" in southern Poland. In his youth, before becoming a pilot, Sebastian Kawa was a competitive sailor in Cadet, Optimist and 420 class, with multiple titles in national championships and participation in top level European and world events. He is also (like his parents) a qualified physician, Sebastian Kawa works at the General Hospital in Bielsko-Biała.
Sebastian is also known in the Polish gliding community for numerous Web writings and films popularizing the sport.
His autobiography and advanced gliding tutorial Sky Full of Heat (English and Polish language editions) has been published in December 2012.
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