Las Cruces International Airport
Las Cruces, NM
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Viper West F-16 Team The motto of the USAF Air Combat Command is to be "The primary force provider of combat airpower to America's warfighting commands." Their mission is to support global implementation of national security strategy. Air Combat Command operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and electronic-combat aircraft. It also provides command, control, communications and intelligence systems, and conducts global information operations.
Melissa Aerobatics A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Melissa Andrzejewski was introduced to aviation and aerobatics by her flying grandmother in a Cessna 150 Aerobat - the same airplane she took to EAA AirVenture as a newly minted private pilot in 2002 after learning to fly with her grandfather, Leo Janssens . Melissa is the youngest female ever to be a member of the US Unlimited Aerobatic Team, and she strives to be a positive role model and inspiration to young people in aviation and women across the world showing them that no dream is too big and nothing is impossible. Melissa's air show routine is a high energy and action packed display of Unlimited Aerobatics in the Edge540 Aircraft.
Franklin's Flying Circus Franklin's Flying Circus Website Kyle Franklin grew up living in a hangar-house in Ruidoso, NM. The hangar soon became his favorite playground as well as a place where he and his father shared quality time servicing Waco's, Super Cubs, and the Aerostar. Kyle's first airplane ride was four weeks after his birth. Father Jimmy taught him how to fly when he was eight years old and later taught him aerobatics. As a toddler, Kyle seized every opportunity to wing-walk in Dad's Waco Mystery Ship as it taxied on about on the ground at air shows. Kyle took his first airborne wing-walk at age 14, and just three years later he was wing-walking professionally at age 17. Kyle performs four unique and amazing acts, the crazy WINGTIP DRAGGING COMEDY ACT, the worlds only MOTORCYCLE TO AIRPLANE TRANSFER, Pirated Skies WACO "MYSTERY SHIP" AEROBATICS SOLO, and PIRATE WINGWALKING with WingWalker Todd Green.
the Indy Boys Paul Stender is the daredevil who first thought of taking a jet engine and sticking it on the back of a port-o-potty. A native of Big Bend, Wisconsin, Paul grew up racing motorcycles and snowmobiles. He continued life in the fast lane when he became an Outlaw Sprint Car Driver but it didn’t stop there. After seeing a jet funny car race, Paul took speed to a whole other level when he decided to step into the outrageous world of jet cars. He raced his first jet vehicle in 1995, the Jazz Jet Funny Car at speeds of nearly 300 MPH. In his first full year of racing, Paul was honored with the prestigious Pro-Jet Rookie of the Year Award in 1997 and has been setting the jet world on fire ever since. Paul has gone on to make international headlines with his jet powered creations, dazzling and amazing fans at air shows and motor sport events around the world. Vehicles Paul built and races include the Dodge RamJet that reaches speeds near 400mph, the famous Port-o-Jet Jet Powered Outhouse, and the School Time Jet School Bus. Paul has been featured on hit television shows that include Dangerous Curves (Spike TV), Monster Garage (Discovery Channel), Horsepower TV and many more in the United States.
Tim Decker Airshows Ranked among the top air show performers in the nation, retired U.S. Air Force pilot Tim Decker thrills crowds with an exciting display of patriotism in his legendary Pitts S-2B stunt plane. Tim’s trademark performance will feature precision aerial maneuvers with exciting cockpit narration as he imposes G-forces on his body like those felt in a fighter jet. Tim Decker is a professional pilot who has logged over 5,000 hours in both military and civilian aircraft. He gained most of his flying experience in the U.S. Air Force piloting the U-2 Spy Plane, F-117 Stealth Fighter (at Holloman AFB) and T-38 Talon. 2009 marks Tim Decker's fifth season of flying aerobatics in air shows including a one-season break to serve in the Persian Gulf area. Tim retired from the Air Force in February 2009 after an incredible 20 year career flying some of the world's most advanced military jets. Now Tim aces the air show circuit in a beautiful red and white Pitts Special biplane.
Bob Carlton's Silent Wings Bob Carlton is one of the most versatile airshow performers in North America. He began flying airshows in his Salto sailplane, and over the years has continued to add innovative performances such as barnstormin' biplane aerobatics, helicopter sailplane tow, night aerobatics with strobes & pyro and the world's only twin jet sailplane. The tradition of innovation continues with the recent addition of the Super Salto jet sailplane, with more power, more speed and more aerobatic capability than any other sailplane on the planet! When he is not performing at airshows, Bob is a rocket scientist for a major national laboratory.
Dan Buchanan's Flying Colors Dan was a New England home builder and flat-track motorcycle racer, and enjoyed the thrill of flying off mountain tops, when in 1981, he paralyzed his legs trying to land in stormy weather. Despite his handicap, Dan returned to flying within six months, and since then his tenacity and adventurous spirit has allowed him to accrue more than 2,800 hours of flight time in hang gliders and sailplanes. His recreational flights are typically 3-6 hours long thermal soaring as high as 18,000 feet over the western mountains. After his first air show performance at Medford, OR in 1989, his appearances increased each year, and now he shares his thrill of flight with millions of people around the world during his annual 25+ city Airshow tour.
the Voice of the Airshow: Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham has a long history in the entertainment business and has been narrating AirShows for over 32 years. He attended first AirShow in 1952, performed in his first AirShow 1968 and his first house announcer gig was in 1976. Oldham performed in his first AirShow in 1968, in Lancaster, SC. Where he was the Self-Retrieving Wind Dummy for the US Army’s Fort Jackson Parachute Team. He learned early what entertained the crowd, and with Hugh Oldham announcing, crowds will not only be entertained, but he will also keep things running smoothly and on time. |
