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WORLD
Publisher: Sandra M. Parnau
Editor: Jim Froneberger
Canadian Editor: Kerry J. Newstead AIRSHOW NE WS
Contributing Editors:
Denise Decker, Michael J. Gallagher
A.C.E. Columnist: Greg Koontz
Air Racing: Brad Haskin Autumn 2023 Our 38th Year Volume 38, No.4
Editor at Large, etc., etc.: Jeff Parnau
Features

Recent Contributors Flying Airshows in the Aerobatics with a Twist
Incredible F-22 Raptor Switching gears, Aaron Fitzgerald
Barbor, Alan McCullagh, John By Capt. Sam “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 quits piloting a TV chopper and is now
Buff, Chris McAlee, Patrick
Carmichael, Karen Meland, Greg Demo Team Pilot and Commander for happily flying the Red Bull Helicopter.
Charlot, Keith Munforti, Filippo the 2023 and 2024 airshow seasons. PAGE 30
Cheung, Ken Munforti, Tommaso
Daniels, Gary Nguyen, Long Bach PAGE 14
Finch, Steve Koontz, Greg Walking on Wings
Freedman, John Parnau, Sandra Curtain Call: Carol Pilon’s Third Strike Wingwalking
Gibson, Greg Pawlesh, Tom The Final Flag at Reno Team puts on a definitely unique
Glover, Douglas Renth, Eric
Gonzalez, Manny Rininger, Tyson V. Six cities are bidding to become the airshow performance.
Grace, Larry Rower, Gwen new location for the Reno Air Races. PAGE 34
Graf, Norman A. Rower, Gary
Grantonic, Ryan Scaling, Craig PAGE 20
Greenwell, Arnold Serdikoff, Steve The Fayette County Airshow
Griffis, Trevor Shabec, Fred Back to Batavia A small airshow breaks all of the
Hammond, Kelley Slocum, Scott
Haskin, DJ Snorteland, Scott After 25 years of dormancy, Wings “rules” on how to create a successful
Haskin, Randy Stansbery, Angie Over Batavia returns with a roar. airshow. It worked.
Head, Mike Stansbery, Gregg
Heatherington, Sheldon St. Pierre, Marc PAGE 27 PAGE 40
Hedlund, Tom Streit, Mark
Henriques, Dudley Sullivan, John Center Spread:
Hewitt, Owen Thiel, Roger Formation Over Niagara Falls
Hong, Kevin Thun, Don
Kolanowski, Mark Turdo, Carmelo Gone for a quarter decade, the Batavia airshow is back. Matt Younkin leads
Kraus, John Vander Kolk, Craig Rob Holland, Bill Stein, Ken Rieder, Michael Goulian, and Nathan Hammond
Houghtaling, Jon VanderMeulen, Richard
Laflamme, Bill von Puttkammer, Ricardo during the revived airshow.
Letourneau, Joe Watson, Glenn PAGE 28
Masterson, Fred Yost, Samantha The Regular Stuff...
Mawyer, Ralph Yost, Shawn

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Editorial/Advertising Address: ON THE COVER: Thanks to its radical maneuvering capabilities, the F-22 Raptor may just be
P.O. Box 950 the most popular single-ship military tactical demonstrations on the North American airshow
East Troy, WI 53120-0950
(414) 801-1636 circuit. As it turns out, the current F-22 Raptor Demo Team Pilot and Commander, Capt. Sam
worldairshownews@gmail.com “RaZZ” Larson, was a contributing photographer and writer for this magazine prior to his

Postage Paid at Montezuma, IA 50171. Published military service. In our exclusive feature article beginning on page 14, RaZZ returns to our
4X per year by The MediaEnsemble Group with of- pages with his fascinating inside look at what makes the F-22 Raptor Demo so special, and
fices in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. Copyright © 2023
by The MediaEnsemble Group. All rights reserved. how he is living his dream at the controls of the world’s best air superiority fighter (photo by
Nothing in whole or in part may be reproduced Scott Slocum).
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