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Sean Tucker - Aerobatics
Denise Hobart, Chief Pilot & Owner, of
American Winds Flight Academy prepares for takeoff with
close friend & aerobatics champion Sean Tucker
About our friend and colleague Sean Tucker
Since beginning his air show career in the mid-70s, Sean Tucker has flown more than 700 performances at more than 300 airshows, in front of more than 60 million fans. In the upcoming season alone, Tucker and Team Oracle will entertain nearly 10 million fans at 25 shows throughout North America. "I like to think that I bring the fans' dreams of flying into the plane with me; and there's nowhere I'd rather be than in the cockpit. That's why I train so hard to keep the edge!"
Sean Tucker School of Aerobatic Flight
The School of Aerobatic Flight is a full time, year around aviation operation located in California and dedicated to the training of some of the world's best aerobatic competitors and airshow pilots, military and airline pilots alike. Their full-time staff and certified flight instructors are dedicated to the demands of this environment by having thousands of hours of aerobatic experience.
More Photos!
Check out Sean's website and see more exciting photos by clicking on the links below. After you earn your pilots license at American Winds you can attend Sean's School of Aerobatic Flight and move into this exciting new world of aviation.
School of Aerobatic Flight
Team Oracle
Special Honors
- 2003 Named one of the 25 "Living Legends of Flight" by the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
- 2001 Champion, CASPA Challenge
- 2000 Champion, CASPA Challenge
- 1999 Champion, CASPA Challenge
- 1998 Champion, CASPA Challenge
- 1997 General Aviation News and Flyer Reader's Choice Award for Best Male Performer
- 1992 - The Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award and The Bill Barber Award for Air Show Showmanship
(Stunt flying's two most prestigious awards)- General Aviation News and Flyer Reader's Choice Award for Best Male Performer
- 1988 U.S. National Advanced Aerobatic Champion
- 1997 General Aviation News and Flyer Reader's Choice Award for Best Male Performer
- 1992 The Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award and The Bill Barber Award for Air Show Showmanship
(Stunt flying's two most prestigious awards)- General Aviation News and Flyer Reader's Choice Award for Best Male Performer
- 1988 U.S. National Advanced Aerobatic Champion
Sky Bites
- Sean has logged over 20,000 hours flying, which if done all at once, would take over two years, 24 hours a day
- During media photo flights, Sean will fly within 5 feet of the support plane carrying photographers
- Twice during the performance, Sean will fly the aircraft backwards -straight down - tail-first at more than 100 mph
- Over half of Sean’s maneuvers are original and have never been duplicated by another aerobatic pilot
- The Team Oracle crew is the best in the business. In 12 years of airshow performances, not a single flight has been cancelled due to mechanical reasons
Thumbs-up, Sean Tucker and Denise Hobart at the Akron Air Show
