Rob Holland (born (1974-05-30)30 May 1974) is a highly accomplished aerobatic pilot from the United States.
In 2012, Holland was the International Council of Air Shows prestigious Art Scholl Award for Showmanship recipient.
In 2024 he achieved a bronze medal podium finish at the World Aerobatic Championships is Poland.
In 2002, Rob Holland commenced his airshow career in a Pitts S-2C, which he also utilized for aerobatic instruction at Aerial Advantage Aviation, his flight school in Nashua, New Hampshire.
He flew a borrowed single-seat version of the Ultimate (10-300S) at the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships (AWAC) in 2004 and 2006, earning a Silver medal finish in the 2006 competition.
The aircraft is powered by a Lycoming AEIO-540 engine generating 380 horsepower and weighing a minimal 1200 pounds, allowing it to perform at an astonishing level, with the capability of pulling 16 positive and negative Gs and rolling at almost 500 degrees per second.
The MXS-RH's outstanding performance has enabled Holland to execute innovative maneuvers unmatched on the airshow circuit.
[20] The Inside Tumble is an aerobatic maneuver in which the aircraft rotates around its lateral axis in a positive pitching motion while traveling along a ballistic path and yawed nearly 90 degrees to the relative wind.
The "Nivek" is a collaborative creation involving American Aerobatic Pilot Kevin Coleman (https://www.facebook.com/TheKevinColeman/), whose name is spelled backwards in the maneuver's title.
The Nivek begins with an aggressive pitch at the top of a vertical line, transitioning the aircraft to a level inverted flight.