Aerobatic Performer, ICAS "ACE"

Website: Bill Cornick Airshows

Bill Cornick started flying in the U.S. Air Force in 1953. After serving ten years in the military, he returned to civilian flying as a charter pilot, a flight instructor, and a corporate pilot. Bill joined United Airlines as a flight instructor in 1965. He has logged over 25,000 hours in the air and, until reaching his 60th birthday, Bill was a Captain on Boeing 757's and 767's.

Bill also served for over twenty years as National Judge for the International Aerobatic Club, he is an "ACE" (Air Show Competency Evaluator) for the International Council of Air Shows, and has been designated as a "Master Flight Instructor" by the National Association of Flight Instructors and as a "Master Flight Instructor-Aerobatics" by the National Association of Flight Instructors and the International Aerobatic Club.

Aerobatic Performer

Website: Rob Harrison - "The Tumbling Bear"

The Tumbling Bear, all 6-foot and 250 pounds of him, has been a marquee airshow attraction since 1993 when he made the decision to embark on a new career after 28 years with the United States Forest Service, where he was responsible for the technical aspects of firefighting airplanes and helicopters.

The rarely-seen tumbles and gyrations of his bright yellow Zlin 50LX are now his trademark in the sky. The maneuvers are best described as gyroscopic, created by the gyroscopic effect of the engine and propeller.

Wherever the show, he typically is surrounded by youngsters after touching down and responds as would a flying Santa Claus, passing out collector cards, pins, washable tattoos and other personalized giveaways. He signs Tumbling Bear coloring pages downloaded from his Web site, signs whatever else is requested, poses for every photo, answers every question and makes each youngster feel special.

Performer

Aerobatic Performer

Website: Spencer Suderman Airshows

Spencer is a high energy fun loving individual who enjoys entertaining the audience with his amazing airplane. His enthusiasm for flight is infectious and explains why so many people enjoy being entertained by Spencer. This high energy persona attracts other pilots to train with Spencer through the Torgoen Academy or simply thrill seekers who want to experience an out of this world adventure and step into the cockpit of the Pitts for the ride of a lifetime!

Spencer's air show performance uniquely showcases the capabilities of the Pitts Biplane with Intense gyroscopic maneuvers like the Inverted Flat Spin with its signature corkscrew smoke trail as the plane drops towards the ground spinning like a frisbee!

Performer

Website: Jacquie B AirShows

Launching into the air show circuit at the age of 50 in a one-of-a-kind aircraft certainly qualifies Jacquie Warda as an extraordinary pilot. As a newborn, her first outing was to the Los Angeles County Airport Air Show. Her father’s love of airplanes and flying inspired her to want to fly and air shows captured Jacquie’s interest from an early age. She was introduced to aerobatics in 1986, when she received her private pilot’s license and was convinced that aerobatic flying was her destiny.

Aerobatics is her passion but not her only flying interest. Inspired by over 20 years of watching the Reno Air Races, Jacquie trained to compete in the 2001 races in the bi-plane class. In her inaugural year, she brought in an impressive 6th place showing in the Bronze class. The following year, she advanced to the Silver class and again finished 6th. Jacquie continued to race at Reno in 2003 and 2004 finishing in the middle of the Silver class. Her Reno results yielded feature articles in several publications including an article in Pacific Flyer.