| Sean
D. Tucker
 In
air show flying, Sean is the world's premier performer in terms
of entertainment value, piloting skill and most importantly,
professionalism. He has been flying air shows world-wide since
the mid-70's and has won numerous aerobatic competitions. In
that time, Sean has flown more than 1000 performances at more
than 425 air shows, in front of more than 80 million fans. In
the upcoming season alone, Tucker and Team Oracle will entertain
nearly 10 million fans at 15 shows throughout North America. The
level of professionalism and excitement in Sean's air show
displays is no coincidence. He practices his air show routine
three times every day. Sean has devoted his entire adult life to
exploring the art of aerobatic flight and after over 10,000
life-time practices, his passion continues to grow. He is more
inspired by the magic and discipline of flight every single year
and he continues to improve his skills as an aviator.
Sean's airplane, the Oracle
Challenger bi-plane, has also continued to improve each year.
Sean started with a factory built Pitts Special 30 years ago and
modified it each year. After reaching the limits of the Pitts,
Tucker's team designed a one of a kind airplane that could do
anything that Sean asked of it. This resulted in the most
high-performance aerobatic aircraft in the world, the Challenger
II biplane. It is a fire-breathing monster with over 400
horsepower, weighs just over 1200 pounds and responds to the
slightest pressure on the control stick even at 300 mph. Sean
has become so in-tune with his machine that, while performing,
the control stick becomes his feathers and the aircraft, his
body. To endure the extreme physical demands of each routine,
Sean maintains a rigorous physical training schedule by
working-out over 340 days per year in a routine of jogging and
weight-lifting on alternating days.
Expanding on his love of flying,
Tucker created the Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety, a
world-class flight training institution dedicated to setting and
spreading the standard for aviation safety in aerobatics and
aviation at large. The Academy offers a variety of courses
including stall/spin recognition and recovery training,
aerobatic proficiency training, a low-level aerobatic mentorship
program, and formation aerobatic flight training, which can be
found no-where else in the world. |
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