Håvard started out flying sailplanes at the age of 15 years old with his friend H. Dale. After receiving the license at the age of 17, he spent a total of 120 hours flying them in a total of 15 weeks.
In 1996 it was time for military life. He was educated as Crewchief assistant at 332 SQD, holding F-16´s. At Rygge he joined the local flying club and started off on his PPL. That was completed march 1997.
In 2001 he completed his main goal, receiving his commercial license, CPL/A, MEP, IR and FI/A
In flying, Håvard has always been facinated about aerobatics, and has always been determined to join for contest. In 2003 his first tryout happend at Rakkestad, where the Nordic Championship where held. Here he made the 7th place total, 4rth place in Sportsman and the best Norwegian in that class. He also received Jiri Korble´s Crystyal pokal for the best Rookie attended. The plane he then used, was his former Saab Safir 91-D, a semi aerobatic aeroplane.
Beside the Yak he bought with H. Dale in September 2005, he has also been flying the only Chiristen EagleII in Norway, owned by friends Håkon Fosso, Jan Fredrick Tønjum and Leif Hus.
Håvard is now developing his skill in his Yak, learning more for each aerobatic flight, and is looking forward to the comming season as a contestor and as a display pilot.
ON 16TH FEBRUARY 2007 AT TIME 1717 MY SON WAS BORNED! THANK YOU CECILIE FOR THAT INCREDIBLE GIFT!
Pilot/ Technician
Håvard Dale has been raised in an aviation family. He started out with gliders at the age of 15. Then he got his PPL 28 years old and has now accumulated over 200 flight hours. He was educated in his family restored Piper Army Cub by H. Iversen. Dale is flying the Yak regulary and will be the first aerobatic student at Fjordane aeroclub.
Håvard will be contesting in sportsman for the first time in the 2007 season and of course his goal will be to perform well in the National and Nordic Championship.
Besides of flying Håvard Dale is educated as helicopter & light aircraft technician and has the responsibility of the maintenance on the Yak 52. His daily work is maintaining helicopters at Norway’s largest inland company Airlift AS.
Håvard is a family man together with Anita and their kids, Odin & Catharina, are all good supporters to his flying hobby.
Trond Sørgård - Owner of LN-IGB
He started out as a car painter, and through various jobsand courses has worked him self up to be a ROV-Pilot for DOFSubsea, were has been for 5 years. He is an old friend of H. Dale and when Dale started to fly, the interest got to him too. The plan was that H. Iversen should teach him but in the end Trond got his PPL throughBergen AeroClub. He has now checkouts on Piper Tomahawk, Piper Cherokee, Saab Safir and now Yak.52. In2006 he bought a SaabSafir 91B LN-AAB and when reaching about 115 hours he changed out his old Safir for this Yak-52, which is his second aircraft. He traded out the old Saab, deciding to have a more power to weight ratio, and more military fighter alike aircraft, which he is found of.
Trond is in a relationship with Ann-Kristin and they have a son name Leander.
