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Debby Rihn-Harvey

A native Nebraskan, Debyy Rihn-Harvey is a third generation aviator. Her grandfather, Roy Furstenberg, manufactured the Overland Sport Aircraft in Omaha in the 1920s, while her father, Jack Furstenberg, began teaching her to fly in her teens. Rihn-Harvey is a captain for Southwest Airlines.

In September 2006, Debby Rihn-Harvey became the highest-ranked overall aerobatic competitor in the United States. She has previously won the Women's U.S. National Championship for the seven years in a row - excluding 2005 when her aircraft had sustained hurricane damage. Rihn-Harvey also is the longest standing member of the U.S. Unlimited Aerobatics Team. During her 23-years with the team, Rihn-Harvey has represented the United States in eleven World Aerobatic Championships in North America and Europe.

In world competition, Rihn-Harvey has been a Gold Medallist and holds many regional titles. Her competition background shows in her air show style with a focus on precision. Watch for near perfect vertical lines and precision in her rolls, point rolls and snap rolls.

Rihn-Harvey flies a Cap 232 known as the Hurricane 2. Delivered from France in the spring of 2000, the Cap was only the fifth of its kind in the United States and featuring a completely new wing design made of high performance carbon fiber. The new airfoil provides increased strength, stiffness and lower weight. The planes' wings span 24 feet and 3 inches and the plane is designed to endure up to 10 positive or negative gs. The Cap can climb 3,290 feet per minute and has an astonishing roll rate of 420 degrees per second.