Nationality Greek Years active 17 | Name Dimitris Ververelis | |
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Other names D.T. Ververelis, "The Wizard" Occupation Helicopter Pilot, Flight Instructor Website ververelis.greekhelicopters.gr | ||
Athens Flying Week 2018 Dimitris Ververelis Eurocopter EC-120B
Dimitris Ververelis, also known as D.T. Ververelis, is a Greek helicopter pilot nicknamed "The Wizard." He is the first Greek helicopter pilot to perform a televised full loop with a helicopter.
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Career
Ververelis became a helicopter pilot in 1998. He served in the Hellenic Army Special Forces. Ververelis received his commercial helicopter license in the United States and continued to train in countries including France, the United Kingdom, the Ukraine and South Africa. He then became a certified flight instructor and in 1999 he founded GreekHelicopters.gr. Since 2004 he is a flight instructor at Dekeleia Aeroclub in Tatoi.
He participates in the Athens Flying Week, the largest air event in Greece, since it started in 2012. Athens Flying Week involves pilots performing precision exercises, operational maneuvers and mock rescues. Since 2014, Ververelis flies a EC-120 B. with the colors of Vostok Europe. His air displays often incorporate backward movements with quick changes of heading, back and front pirouettes, 90° climbs, 360° vertical dives, dog turns and full down autorotations.
In June 2016 he participates for the first time at the Kavala Air Sea Show in Kavala. The word 'helobatic' is used for unusual and extreme helicopter maneuvers. The name of the team changes to 'Wizard Helobatc Display'
In September 2016 Ververelis at the Athens Flying Week his show was narrated by the famous Greek mimic comedian George Mitsikostas and performs together with the JetMan Yves Rossy, Vince Reffet, Fred Fugen and the Pegasus Apatsi Team in joint flight displays
Ververelis is trained in more than 15 helicopter types. He has both FAA and JAA flight licenses.