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Our Pilots
Powered by Lycoming, the world's best pilots take checkered flags in air races, win prestigious trophies in competitions and thrill millions of aviation enthusiasts at air shows around the globe.
Lycoming salutes the champions who make Lycoming their Power of Choice
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Sean Tucker flies a modified Pitts S2C aircraft with a modified AEIO-540-D4A5 engine. His major accomplishments include being the 2003 "Living Legend of Flight" recipient, the 1998-2001 Championship Air Show Pilots Association (CASPA) Challenge champion, and the 1997 Reader's Choice award recipient from General Aviation News and Flyer. |
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Patty Wagstaff flies an Extra 300S with a new AEIO-580-X equipped with Lycoming Fuel Control (LFC) capability. Patty is a 2005 Recipient, Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award, a 2005 Inductee, International Aerobatic Club Hall of Fame, a 2005 Katherine Wright Award recipient, a 2002 Katherine and Majorie Stinson award winner, a 1998 Bill Barber Award winner for Showmanship, and a 1997 Recipient of the NAA Paul Tissiander Diploma. Patty has Commercial, Instrument, Seaplane and Commercial Helicopter Ratings. She is also a Flight and Instrument Instructor. |
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Kirby Chambliss flies an Edge 540 aircraft with a modified AEIO-540-D4A5. His achievements include being a 5-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion, Captain of the U.S National Aerobatic team, winner in the 2004 Red Bull Air Race World Series, and current Red Bull Air Race World Series Champion with a win in 2006. |
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Michael Goulian flies Extra 300SHP aircraft with a new Competition Series AEIO-580-L1B5 Thunderbolt Engine. Michael was a member of the 1994, 1996, and 1998 U.S. Aerobatic Teams, the 1995 U.S. National Aerobatic Champion and the 1992 and 1993 silver medallist in the unlimited class at the Fond du Lac Cup Invitational. Michael is the co-author of Basic Aerobatics and Advanced Aerobatics, the industry standard for aerobatic flight training manuals. |
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Matt Chapman has over 14,000 hours flown, both in aerobatic competitions and as a career pilot with American Airlines. His CAP 231 aerobatic aircraft is equipped with a new Competition Series AEIO-580-L1B5 Thunderbolt Engine. Matt's accomplishments include: being the highest -ranking American pilot at the World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) in 1998, winning the Fond du Lac Cup in 1995 and winning the prestigious IAC Championships in 1994. Matt is also a recipient of the Hilliard Trophy, awarded to the highest finishing U.S. pilot at the WAC. |
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In memory of Jim LeRoy, a good friend, a respected aviator and a dedicated professional. |
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Mike Mancuso flies an Extra 300 aircraft with an AEIO-540-L1B5 Lycoming engine. He began flying in his early teens and achieved his commercial pilots license by age 18. Mike competed in IAC Aerobatic Competitions from 1992-1997. In 1998, he became a member of the Northern Lights. He is also the recipient of the 2001 Bill Barber Showmanship award and has flown over 500 air show appearances. |
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Jon and Patricia Sharp designed their new Sport Division airplane NemesisNXT powered by a Lycoming TIO-540-NXT engine. Jon is an air race legend with 47 victories out of 50 starts; 9 consecutive Reno National Gold Championships; 3 Bleriot Medals; 4 Pulitzer Aviation Trophies and 16 world speed records. In 2006, in his NemesixNXT, Jon took first place in the Sport Class Gold at the Reno National Championship Air Races. |
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Mike Jones flies "Warpspeed Wanda" a Glasair III with a Competition Series Lycoming IO-580-EXP engine. Mike shares his enthusiasm for racing as president of Sport Class Air Racing and an instructor/ evaluator pilot for the Pylon Racing School. Mike has won the R.A.C.E. series Super Glasair Class Championship every year since he began competing in 1994. At the Reno National Championship Air Races, Mike consistently raced at speeds above 300 MPH and beat all other normally aspirated entrants. |
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