Background
He was born into an aviation business family, which founded Executive Flyers Aviation, one of the largest flying schools in the Northeastern United States in 1964. Michael grew up by washing airplanes and sweeping the hangar floor.
He was born into an aviation business family, which founded Executive Flyers Aviation, one of the largest flying schools in the Northeastern United States in 1964. Michael grew up by washing airplanes and sweeping the hangar floor.
Michael"s father Myron Goulian (also known as "Mike") was an Federal Aviation Administration examiner. He learned to fly before he could even drive a car and soloed a Cessna 150 on his 16th birthday in 1984. He began his aerobatic training in 1985 during his pilot study.
He then established an aerobatic school within Executive Flyers Aviation.
Michael Goulian is co-author of a series of books Basic and Advanced Aerobatics published by McGraw Hill, which became the industry standard for aerobatic flight training manuals. Goulian flies a Cirrus SR22 for his business and personal travels.
Cirrus Aircraft has been one of the main sponsors of Team Goulian in the Red Bulletin Air Race World Championship seasons since 2014. He has been married to Karin Goulian since 2000, and enjoys skiing, playing ice hockey and golf.
They have a daughter Emily, who was born in 2006.
Legend:
CAN: Cancelled
DNP: Did not participate
Domain Name System: Did not show
DQ: Disqualified
North Carolina: Not classified.
While earning his living as a corporate airline pilot, Michael worked his way toward the top ranks of air show display flying and competition aerobatics and became United States National Champion in the Advanced Category at the age of 22, making him the youngest pilot ever to have won that competition. In 1992, he was the top-ranked United States male aerobatic pilot and Silver Medalist in the Unlimited Category, an achievement he repeated in 1993. In 1995, he became the United States National Champion in the Unlimited Category. In 2006, Goulian was awarded the prestigious Art Scholl Memorial Award for airshow showmanship by the International Council of Airshows (ICAS). He is also co-founder of Linear Air, a company that offers air taxi service using Eclipse 500 very light jets and Cirrus SR22 piston-powered aircraft in the United States.
He was a member of the United States Aerobatic Team in 1994, 1996 and 1998.
