Viktor Smolin, head coach of the Russian National Aerobatics team:

«The Yak-54 allows us to train pilots on aerobatic flights and to perform competitively at the World and European Championships».

Gold medals won at championships by the Yak-54 («Advanced» category):

2004 World Championship in Sweden: individual results – Andrey Bespalov, team results – Russian National Team (Anatoly Belov, Andrey Bespalov, Alexandre Kurylev, Mikhail Pereverzev);

2005 European Championship in the Czech Republic: team results – Russian National Team (Anatoly Belov, Mikhail Pereverzev, Gennady Petrov).