Saturday Sept. 20st, 2024 • 1:30 PM
Albertus Airport
1255 E Airport Rd,
Freeport, IL 61032
(reminder: No drones allowed within 5 miles of the airport)
AIR SHOW STARTS IN:
New This Year
Petting zoo
On The Stage
Special performances by
Sweet Reminder
(Andrews Sisters Reenactors)
* Plus interviews with pilots, sponsors and other special guests.
* National Anthem sung by the Freeport High School Choir.
SPECIAL GUEST
96.7's "Double T"
Parking for the show is now at
Albertus Airport, Freeport, IL.
Please enter the airport on Lamm Rd.
$5 per car.
GATES OPEN @ 10:30am
SHOW STARTS @ 1:30pm
This year's line up:
Special Appearance by
The GreenState Credit Union & RE/MAX hot air balloons
Susan is one of only a few females performing airshows in a biplane, and is the only woman flying exhibition in the Super Stearman. Attending airshows as a child, Susan remembers being in awe of the big, loud, smoky biplanes. As a teenager, yearning to fly, Susan felt the only way to fly a Stearman was to have one of her own. At the family airport, located inHarvard, Illinois, Susan worked in the office, fueled planes, and eventually acquired a rebuildable Stearman Project. While in high school, every spare hour was spent restoring the aircraft, which she still owns and operates today.
At sixteen Susan learned to fly in a Piper Cub (her Stearman wasn’t yet ready). She attended Southern IllinoisUniversity, where she earned a degree in Aviation Operations and Systems, along with aircraft mechanic’s licenses. Following college, Susan pursued flying jobs throughout the country. Scurrying cancelled checks before midnight deadlines in twin engine airplanes, flying for commuter airlines, and even pipeline patrol was eventually rewarded with a job offer from American Airlines. Susan is a Chicago based International Captain, currently flying 787 Dreamliner. Susan has flown more than sixty different types of aircraft, and has logged more than 35,000 hours.
Michael’s passion for flight started at the age of 18, as a paratrooper, and later as an airborne instructor. In his 4 years of service, Michael has performed hundreds of static line jumps, sky-dives from C-130's, DC-3's and more.
Passion for aviation led Michael to take flying lessons and earn his commercial pilot and flight instructor certificates. Instructing at local flight schools Michael logged hundreds of hours helping new pilots achieve their goals in aviation. The affair with aerobatics started immediately after earning the private pilot certificate, a short ride in a ZLIN Z-242 and Mike was hooked.
Today Michael is an active IAC Competitor and an ICAS member, performing at air shows around the Country. Michael’s style brings precision, speed, head dazzling Gyroscopic and high G maneuvers to airshow center. To maintain proficiency during the contest and air show seasons, Michael flies twice a day, five days a week.
Michael is currently employed as a professional pilot flying business jets
Galen has been flying for over 30 years in over 25 different airplanes. His wife purchased his RV-8 as a Christmas present with the single restriction that she approved the paint scheme on the plane and it had to combine the family love of scuba diving with flying. As an aerobatics competitor, Galen’s flying is precise, fast paced and exciting to watch utilizing both positive and negative G maneuvers. His experience comes from many years of competing in aerobatic competitions. He connects with everyone who watches him fly and shows them what they could easily accomplish. He greatly enjoys giving youth and young eagle rides to help them engage in aviation.
Galen and his family take an annual scuba diving every year with his wife and 2 children at destinations around the world. He is a very dedicated to his family and their adventures together. In their travels, they have been lucky enough to see very large schools of hammerhead sharks in person. Therefore, the hammerhead shark teeth on the nose
In 2012, Jody Graffunder fulfilled his childhood ambition of becoming a pilot. Today he is one of only a half-dozen airshow performers flying the Yak 52. He constantly strives for excellence and safety while putting on an exciting show that includes some maneuvers not typically seen in this airplane. Based in Eau Claire WI, Jody loves sharing aviation with others. He welcomes giving children an up-close look at his unique airplane and, if circumstances allow, even sitting in the cockpit and getting pictures!
MIG-17 Aerobatics
Michael L. Terfehr joined the Fight Jets Inc team in 2018 as an additional PREMIER Jet Demonstration Pilot. Michael currently performs full aerobatic displays in the MiG 17F, MiG 15, CT-33 Silver Star (AKA T-33 Shooting Star), and L-39 Albatross throughout North America, Canada, and Central America.
Michael owns and operates through Fighter Jets Inc, his MiG-17F and L-39, based in Traverse City, Michigan, where he resides. Traverse City is an excellent base location for airshows across the Midwest and Canada!
He first flew solo on his 16th birthday, where he grew up in Southern California, and shortly after received his pilot’s license on his 17th birthday. Currently, Michael has over 12,000 plus flight hours and has flown over 75 different models of aircraft. Michael is flying several other aircraft, including Cessna Caravan Float Plane, Bell 407, AS350helicopters, and the Gulfstream 650ER in worldwide operations.
Michael competed in professional aerobatics for seven years flying the Pitts S2B, Extra 300, and the Russian Sukhoi 29. The World Aerobatic Champion from the Soviet Union, Sergei Boriak, professionally trained and coached Michael during his competitive aerobatic career.
Michael is passionate about sharing aviation with all persons interested and is a true aviation professional. He looks forward to sharing the magic of flight and inspiring the next generation of aviation professionals
Rich Dawe
Jet Provost Aerobatics
Jet Provost Aerobatic Shows’ Mark 5 provost is flown by owner Rich Dawe from Melbourne Arkansas. The plane is a 1971 side by side British jet training aircraft. It produces 2,450 lbs. of thrust resulting in a maximum speed of 440 mph. Rich has performed in airshows for many years, both in and outside of the military.
He is a retired naval aviator and captain. A decorated combat veteran, he has logged more than 750 carrier arrested landings, or traps, primarily in the EA-6B prowler. Rich has been the president at Ozarka College located in northern Arkansas for 15 years, having started a thriving Part 141 commercial pilot training degree program 8 years ago.
Rich is rated in the provost, strike master, vampire, sea venom, L29, T28, citations and seaplanes. He and his wife, Chris own and fly the jet provost, T28 and a chipmunk. They know they are fortunate to share their passion for aviation with one another!
Rich is also former chair the Chair of the Arkansas Division of Aviation and past president of the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society. He enjoys flying the JP in airshows and plans to increase the number of shows when he retires in the next couple of years.
JP Mellor/T-6 Aerobatics
Flying the Spanish Lady is JP Mellor of Terre Haute, IN. JP is married with two children. JP learned to fly as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. Following graduation, he served as naval officer aboard nuclear submarines. JP currently teaches computer science and software engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. JP is a licensed Airline Transport Pilot with flight instructor ratings in single and multi-engine aircraft and instruments with over 4,500 hours of flight time.
Michael Hoy
After attending his first airshow as a child Michael was bit by the aviation bug. Model Aviation, as it was accessible, further fueled his desire to fly. After earning his pilot certificate at age 18, Michael continued to amass certificates and ratings as he pursued a career in aviation with experience in over 50 aircraft types.
Michael flys the Monosport 360, an aircraft designed and built over a 7 year period by himself. In his first year flying the Monosport 360 in IAC aerobatic competition, Michael was able to win multiple awards, including the 2021 IAC national championship in the sportsman category.
Currently a 757/767 captain for a major package delivery company, Michael holds an airline transport license with type ratings in the Conviar 580, Boeing 747,757,767, a flight engineer certificate, airframe and power plant mechanic certificate and is licensed flight instructor.
Misty Blues Skydiving Team
There are approximately 35,000 active skydivers in North America, and only 15% are women! The Misty Blues team is 100% women. The ladies on the team come from all across the US to demonstrate their amazing skydiving skills. Since the early 1980’s The Misty Blues All Woman Skydiving Team has been thrilling audiences at air shows, corporate events and other special occasions around the world. These exceptionally talented and brave ladies delight in displaying their parachuting talents that make them some of the most skilled skydivers in the world. They do things in the air that make people look up into the sky and feel excitement, patriotism or the thrill of a shocking visual treat.
Trojan Phlyers-T-28 Formation Aerobatic Team
Meet the Trojan Phlyers
Chip Lamb
A decorated combat veteran with missions over Iraq and over 11,000 flying hours, Chip is a certified Level 1 (Unrestricted) demonstration pilot, and acts as the Trojan Phlyers Flight Demonstration Flight Lead. He went thru Air Force pilot training where in 1978 he received his pilot’s wings and an assignment to Europe flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. After eight years of flying fighters, during three overseas tours of duty, Chip left the active duty Air Force in 1985 to fly F-16’s with the Texas Air National Guard at Kelly AFB, Texas. He also joined the commercial pilot ranks in 1985 as a pilot for American Airlines where he flew for 23 years retiring in 2008 while flying Boeing 757’s and 767’s on international routes.
After 30 years in the military, Chip retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve in 2007. He also holds FAA Certified Flight Instructor, Instrument, and Multi-Engine Instructor ratings.
Chip Lamb was born and raised in Western North Carolina where he learned his love of flying from his father and got his flight training as a Cadet in the Civil Air Patrol. After graduating from Hendersonville High School, he left North Carolina to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, where he graduated in 1977 with a major in military history.
Robert Johnson
Robert is a civilian pilot who has been flying since he was a teenager. An early love for aviation led him to get his pilot’s certificate at a young age, and over the years he has accumulated commercial, instrument, and multi engine ratings from the FAA.
Robert uses his airplane, a Cessna 421, for business and personal and personal trips all over the United States. When he’s not flying, he is the CEO of TeamSupport, a software company in the customer support space.
During his flying career, Robert has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time, and has been flying the T28 for over a decade. In the Trojan Phlyers’ flight demonstration routine, he performs as the opposing solo.
Robert is a graduate of Colgate University with a double major in computer science and psychology. He is a very active alumni and currently serves on Colgate’s Board of Trustees.
BeechNutz Formation Team
The Beechnutz are a group of formation pilots that primarily fly in Beechcraft Bonanzas, along with a few Barons and Mooney’s.
We are proud to announce that some of the Beechnutz pilots are right here from the Freeport area!
Phil Dacy brings to the center stage an enthusiastic style of airshow announcing that is ‘second to none’. Having accumulated over 10,000 hours as a pilot in a variety of aircraft, Phil’s extensive knowledge and experience bring sponsors, spectators and media to the ‘front row’ in experiencing the finest in airshow entertainment.
Phil is recognized in the industry for his trademark dedication, experience, knowledge and commitment to airshows and aviation. A genuine interest and familiarity with aircraft ranging from small, single engine planes, to today’s military fighter aircraft, Phil is able to ‘put attendees in the cockpit’, or ‘on the wing’ of the aircraft, as no other announcer can!From fly-ins and corporate outings to the large, ‘jet team’ shows and military open houses, Phil brings over twenty years of professional experience to the show-line.
Phil’s expertise in announcing comes from personal experience having flown aircraft ranging from taildraggers to jets. When not performing in Airshows, Phil is employed as the VP of Flight Operations/Director of Operations and as a pilot with Priester Aviation, a Chicago based (Chicago Executive – formerly Palwaukee) Charter Company. Phil is Captain on their Hawker 4000
Phil’s intense and riveting airshow announcing, make him the number one choice of performers and event organizers
Warbird review flybys by the T6, TBM Avenger and the T33 Shooting Star
Other warbirds on static display
Plus many more arriving the day of the show!!!
Aircraft & Performers are subject to change
Parking for the show is now at Albertus Airport. Please enter the airport on Lamm Rd.
