Matt Hall is renowned as one of the best pilots and fighter pilots in the world. His is a formidable Australian story of resilience and the pursuit of excellence. Matt grew up in a machinery shed outside Scone, New South Wales, with no running water and a stretcher bed. He went on to become aviation and Air Force royalty.
Matt shares authentic lessons lived through his mind-blowing aviation stories and near-death experiences. Hyper-intelligent, with a photographic memory, he leaves audiences in awe of just how much one man can achieve in a single lifetime.
Matt is a retired Wing Commander, Top Gun fighter pilot and Chief Combat Instructor, having served on active duty with both the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF). He is a distinguished combat veteran of Iraq and decorated for heroism under fire while protecting US Marines.
In 2009, Matt became the first Australian to compete in Red Bull Air Race. On debut he placed third in the series and went on to accumulate seven wins and 25 podiums. After finishing second in the world championship three times, he cemented his place as the most successful air race pilot of the modern era by winning the world championship in 2019.
Matt is a man who truly knows how to get it done and how to manage risk when the stakes are at their highest. Today, he is an international Red Bull pilot, author of the biography The Sky Is Not the Limit, CEO of Matt Hall Racing and CEO of Afterburner Australia.