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John
Klatt
 John
has been flying for about 23 years and has over 13,000 hours of
flying time. John was introduced to flying by one of his friends
shortly after he graduated high school. John continued to take
flight lessons during college and in his senior year, John
discovered the Air National Guard. After graduating from the
University of Minnesota, Duluth, John went to the Air National
Guard pilot training program where he got his wings from the Air
Force in Texas and was assigned to the Air Guard in Minnesota.
Now he flies both the C-130 Hercules and the F-16 for the Guard.
In his quest to continually
improve his skills as a pilot, John began to train and
participate in competitive aerobatic contests on both the
regional and national level. This led him into air show
performing and ultimately to flying air shows for the Air
National Guard.
He was drawn to the world of
aerobatics because of the high-degree of concentration and
mental toughness it requires. John is exceptionally passionate
about flying on behalf of the Air Guard. He’s traveling around
the world expressing the story of the Air Guard and all of the
great benefits it has to offer.
So when he is not flying C-130
turboprop transport aircraft around the world or the F-16
Fighting Falcon in air support and combat roles, John serves as
first officer with a major U.S. commercial airline. When
John’s not in the cockpit, he enjoys camping, fishing and
traveling with his family.
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John
flies the world famous Staudacher S-300D which was hand-crafted by
John Staudacher. The Staudacher was built for world-class
unlimited aerobatics and has competed in several world contests in
many foreign countries. The Staudacher is very light-weight and is
built with an all tubular and wood makeup which allows the
airplane to weigh in at 1250 lbs. The Staudacher is powered by a
Lycoming A10-540 delivering more than 300 hp and has the
latest Wide Cord MT three bladed propeller built to take the
gyroscopic maneuvers. 
