Barnstormer Express - Welcome, Tyson Rininger!

The Barnstormer Express  February 17, 2009   The Continuing Growth of the American Barnstormer Team...   NEVER in his 45-year airshow career has pilot Walt Pierce enlisted the talents of a male wing walker to perform as part of his team.  While a few USAF Thunderbirds took one-time rides on the top wing of Ol' Smokey in the 1970s, Walt has always stuck with ladies gracing the wings of his 450 Stearman... until now!   So who is it that is breaking the mold as part of our 2009 Double Trouble team?  None other than one of the airshow industry's most highly-esteemed photographers:  Tyson Rininger.  Together with senior wing walker Jenny Forsythe, American Barnstormer brings you       "Double Trouble - Best of Both Worlds!"     Welcome, Tyson Rininger! Talent at Both Ends of the Camera Best known as an aviation author and photographer, Tyson V. Rininger will be taking on the role of performer for the first time in 2009. Graciously working alongside veteran pilot Walt Pierce and accomplished wing walker Jenny Forsythe, Tyson figured, "What's one more step?" Normally he can be found hanging out of airplanes on photoshoots for other air show performers or aircraft manufacturers. Over the years he's worked for all the major aviation magazines and even managed to publish two books, "Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century" and "F-15 Eagle at War". When offered the ability to work on the other side of the lens, he jumped at the chance. Born May 6th, 1974, Tyson is a resident of Monterey, CA and enjoys mountain biking, water-skiing, and of course photography. He's a contract photographer for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and member of the marketing committee for the California International Air Show, Salinas. A part of the life-long student pilot club, flying has become both a passion and career. "I think this venture will give me a whole new outlook on the process of flight!"    Learn more about Tyson at his TVR Photography website.   Best of Both Worlds While most wing walking teams offer a biplane solo performance with their wing walking act, the American Barnstormer team is the only one to offer you two distinct wing walking routines.  When you hire our traditional solo wing walker, you get the Stearman solo as always. However, when you book Double Trouble, you get your pick of the Stearman solo or the solo wing walk act.     The AMAZING solo wing walk act -- Braving the unyielding winds, Jenny performs both classic  stunts (such as the top wing aerobatics and inverted pass), as well as more unique maneuvers (like the Daring javelin hang) in her amazing display with Pilot Walt.       This is the most complete solo wing walk routine available!  No other team's wing walker hits 4 distinct places on the plane, performs aerobatics standing at the wingtip, and hangs upside-down from the javelin by her knees!     The SPECTACULAR Double Trouble wing walk act -- Just as the name implies, pilot Walt Pierce has his hands full with double the work to maintain controlled flight while TWO wing walkers move about the wings of Ol' Smokey.  Fighting the winds while flying at 70-140 mph, Jenny & Tyson move about the wings of the 450 Stearman. Both wing walkers take off on the javelins, providing the audience with some up-close views of their mirror-image poses.  Then Jenny moves to the top wing and both ride through some acro and finish with some daring asymmetric stunt passes with Tyson at the wingtip strut.   This wing walking act mixes acrobatics with grace, precision, and the 'Double Dare' javelin hang for a show you just can't miss!   Further details on what is offered in our airshow packages can be found on our Booking Info page.  YES - you get even more than what is briefly mentioned here.		Tyson's Public Debut...   Tyson will make his wing walking debut as part of 'Double Trouble' at the  Florida International Air Show  in Punta Gorda, FL  on March 21-22.             Quick Links   American Barnstormer homepage Pricing & requirements   Performance descriptions   Video Tyson's TVR Photography site             Wing Walker Stats...      Jenny    height - 5'9"        age - 38 marital status: single first wing walk: June 2004 favorite maneuver: Javelin hang hometown: Cleveland, OH     Tyson     height - 5'3"        age - 34 marital status: engaged first wing walk: February 2009 favorite maneuver: Javelin hang hometown: Monterey, CA             Performance Region...   The American Barnstormer team performs coast to coast and beyond!  Walt has flown Ol' Smokey in all 48 contiguous states, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica and the Bahamas!             Photos by   Adam Haley www.HaleyImages.com    Dariusz Jezewski www.FotoDJ.com             About our Newsletters...     We promise we have no intentions of filling your Inbox with things you're not interested in.  We will only send occaisional updates about our team - no more than 6 per year.  But, if you would prefer to not recieve any further newsletters from us, please use the "Manage your subscription" link below and we'll be glad to remove you from our contact list.  Or, if there is someone else now in charge of your event and you believe we should be contacting them, please forward this newsletter on to them or let us know to whom it should be sent.  For any additional comments or questions, Jenny can be contacted at Jenny@AmericanBarnstormer.com     Interested?   Give Walt a call today!   toll-free:  (866) 450-1930 or cell:  (216) 470-8088
Unique to the American Barnstormer team:  The Daring Javelin Hang!