Matt Chapman, Julie Clark, Michael Goulian, Cheryl Stearns, Greg Poe, and Mike Wiskus to Perform Oct. 9 and 10
WHO: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Title Sponsor
WHAT: WINGS AND WAVES AIR SHOW
WHEN: October 9 and 10, 2010
TIME: Show begins at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Daytona Beach, Fla., off the shoreline centered in front of the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Daytona Beach, Fla., Sept. 20, 2010 – The Embry-Riddle Wings and Waves Air Show will feature several skilled aerial and aerobatic performances Oct. 9 and 10 over the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Among the performers is Matt Chapman, who is sponsored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Chapman is an extraordinary aerobatic pilot who thrills millions of air show fans each summer. He began flying aerobatics in 1984 and quickly worked his way up to the highest level of competition aerobatics – the unlimited category.
Recognized for his skills, he won one of only five slots on the U.S. Unlimited Men’s Aerobatic Team in 1996 and 1998. At the 1998 World Aerobatic Championships, Chapman was the highest-ranking American pilot, finishing third in the world with a bronze medal. He also won the prestigious International Aerobatic Club Championships in 1994 and the Fond du Lac Cup in 1995.
Julie Clark, the first woman to ever fly for Golden West Airlines, also will perform for spectators.
Clark has worked as a commercial airline pilot for Golden West, Hughes Airwest (formerly Pacific Airlines), and later became a captain for Northwest Airlines in 1984. Her aviation career also includes more than 30 years as an air show performer. Known throughout North America for her graceful aerial ballet, Clark has entertained millions of spectators.
In addition to being named an Honorary Snowbird, Clark is the recipient of the prestigious Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship award, the Ninety-Nines “Woman Pilot of the Year” award, and the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship.
Another performer in the lineup is Michael Goulian. Sponsored by ASB.TV, Goulian is one of only a few sport aviators who are popular on a global scale, with an edgy, aggressive, “all-out” style of flying that has become his signature.
On most weekends from April through November, Goulian can be seen flying a mesmerizing and intense high performance solo aerobatic display accompanied by a high-tech choreographed music system that keeps spectators on the edge of their seats.
Goulian has been rewarded with some of the industry’s highest honors. In 1990, he became one of the youngest U.S. National Advanced Champions when he took that title at just 22 years old. He followed that up in 1995 by winning the ultimate in U.S. aerobatics, the Unlimited National Aerobatic Championship.
Goulian has been awarded both the Art Scholl (2006) and Bill Barber (2009) Awards for Airshow Showmanship. He has almost two decades of experience performing at the world’s top air shows and races, having started in the business at age 18.
Also performing is Cheryl Stearns, a graduate of Embry-Riddle, an aviator, and the most successful competitive skydiver in the world. She is a recipient of the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award (2007), is an Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame inductee (April 2007), and was inducted into the Embry-Riddle Wall of Fame in Daytona Beach.
Stearns is also a recipient of the Wiley Post Commission’s 2005 Wiley Post Spirit Award, which recognizes an aviation innovator and pioneer who does not receive government or large corporation funding. She is also the current and 23-time U.S. Women’s Parachuting Champion.
Aerobatic displays will also be performed by Greg Poe, who is sponsored by Fagen Inc., and Mike Wiskus, who is sponsored by Lucas Oil. As a 2002 U.S. National Aerobatic Champion, and a member of the 2004 U.S. Aerobatic Team, Wiskus has traveled the world with the same aircraft he will perform in at the air show.
Poe has been chosen for several nationally televised air show freestyle competitions, placing second in the World Free Style Sport Flying Championships in 1999 and third in the World Aerobatic Federation contest in 2000. He has also been featured in such television programs as Modern Marvels, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, the Discovery Channel, CBS News, FOX Sports, and ESPN.
The show will take place off the Daytona Beach shoreline, centered in front of the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. The show begins at 11 a.m. daily and admission is free to all.
In addition to Embry-Riddle’s title sponsorship, other sponsors of the Wings and Waves Air Show are Central Florida News 13, Magic 107.7 FM, Volusia County, Daytona Beach International Airport, Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Chevron, Geico, Fagen Inc., Lucas Oil, LoPresti, ASB.TV, Oracle, Orlando Sentinel, Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the City of Daytona Beach.
Sponsorship opportunities are available to businesses, organizations, and individuals for this major family-oriented, tourist friendly aviation event. For sponsorship involvement, volunteer opportunities, visitor information, and media registration, please visit www.wingsandwaves.com.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 170 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the Middle East.
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