Halim Othman is a decorated Malaysian air display team leader and a former top gun pilot in the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Halim was captivated by flying as a child and fulfilled his dream at the age of 19 when he joined the Royal Malaysian Force. Halim rose quickly through the ranks and won Malaysia’s distinguished Top Gun Pilot award in 1991 as the best fighter pilot in the Air Force.

Halim was an air display pilot and flying instructor in the Malaysian Air Force’s tactical squadron and during his career has flown the Russian MiG 29N Fulcrum, the F18/D Hornet, the classic A4 Skyhawk and the F-5E Tiger fighter jet. He retired from the military having clocked more than 4,000 flight hours. He is the first Asian national to take part in World Redbull Air race World championship.

Nicknamed Toogoo, was one of three new pilots from around the world to successfully complete rigorous training and testing at the Red Bull Air Race Qualification Camp in Murska Sobata, Slovenia, and was awarded a “Restricted Super Licence”, which allows him to race in the Challenger Cup. and in the first year of his debut he won first place in both Ascot, UK and Las Vegas, USA while finishing 2nd overall in the final race for Challanger Cup in Austria in 2014 World Championship. His achievement was recognised by the Malaysian Book of Records certificate It surprised many, but not Halim!.

The “KRISAKTI Aerial Display Team”, now officially known as “KRISAKTI” is Malaysia’s first fulltime national air display team. “KRISAKTI” was named after a Malaysian traditional weapon, asymmetrical dagger being empowered with sacred force, power & energy.

This team, which comprises pilots from different ethnic groups uniquely portrays sovereign unity while putting complex flying manoeuvres in one spirit, bearing the pride of Malaysia as they yield to brand Malaysia in aviation in the region. Flying one of the worlds most ” extreme manouvarable aircraft, the acclaimed Extra 300/ 330, KRISAKTI aspires to be a world-class team.

The pioneers of this team are seven very experienced Malaysian pilots mostly active frontlines from the Royal Malaysian Air Force who were specially selected from various aircraft background underwent intensive aerobatic display training in the United Kingdom by The Blades, a reputable world-class aerobatic team who were all former famed Red Arrows.

The idea of this “KRISAKTI Aerial Display Team” started in 2009 by the Minister of Defense, YAB Dato’ Seri Zahid Hamidi which soon bloomed into reality in December 2010 when a reputable local aviation services company AEROTREE, with the consensus of the Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, collaborated with the Ministry Of Defense and supported by the Royal Malaysian Air Force finalised the formation of KRISAKTI.

KRISAKTI took delivery of the first EXTRA 300L in June 2011 after which six frontline pilots from the Royal Malaysian Air Force started their aircraft type conversion. In November 2011 these pilots were sent to the United Kingdom to be trained by The Blades aerobatic team in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.

After completing their training the team returned to Malaysia and continued their precision training more intensely and meticulously to perform their inaugural aerial display in LIMA 2011 from the 6th to 11th December 2011. The team currently operates from the RMAF Butterworth Air Base which will also be their home base.

With precision formation flying, synchronized aggressive maneuvers and their unique maneuver design, KRISAKTI will definitely offer their spectators a breathless, heart-stopping, gravity defying and exiting demonstration of 3-dimensional freedom in the art of rugged flying.