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Rick Volker aircraft performances

Rick Volker: The Performances

Rick delivers artful performances in both state-of-the-art and legendary vintage aircraft:

Precision aerobatics with heart-stopping gyroscopic tumbling and hovering are presented in the world’s premier aerobatic aircraft: The Sukhoi SU-26M. You will see all of the most extreme tumbling maneuvers done explosively with complete mastery and control. In ten minutes, Rick Volker will artfully demonstrate knife-edge spins, flat spins, mulleroids, cravats, hovering, cartwheels, Lomcevaks (forward and backward) along with multiple snap-rolls. His signature rolling loop and giant cartwheel will impress even the most seasoned air show fan.

For 2008, Rick Volker has been asked to fly a Supermarine Spitfire MkIX for the Russell Aviation Group in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Rick will be performing a surface level aerobatic act in the Spitfire at many air shows in the Northeast US and Canada. Rick has also been asked  by the Canadian Forces to join their Heritage Flight team, flying the Spitfire in tight formation with the CF-18 fighter at several Canadian air shows. The Russell Group Spitfire is known to be one of the finest examples of it's type left in the world. You will see Rick demonstrate all of the RAF maneuvers taught to fighter pilots in WWII with precision and grace. With a 1700 hp Merlin engine, this performance has to be seen and heard to be believed. Visit the Russell Aviation Group website at: www.therussellgroupairshow.com

2008 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Last update April 24, 2008

June 13-15
Friendly Foes over the Falls (Niagara Falls, Ontario): Spitfire and Sukhoi aerobatics
Hamilton Flyfest (Hamilton, Ontario): Formation fly-by in Spitfire with ground appearance
Welland Rose Festival (Welland, Ontario): Formation fly-by only

June 20-21
Canadian Aviation Expo (Oshawa, Ontario): Spitfire and/or Sukhoi aerobatics

June 27-29
Ottawa Air Show: Spitfire aerobatics and CF-18 Heritage Flight Practice

July 11-13
Historic Aircraft Group Air Show (Geneseo, NY): Spitfire aerobatics

Aug 1-3
Jamestown Skyfest (Jamestown, NY): Sukhoi aerobatics

Aug 8-10
Thunder over Michigan (Ypsilanti, MI): Spitfire fly-by

Aug 22-24  
Indianapolis Air Show (Mount Comfort, IN): Spitfire

Aug 26-27
Brantford United Way (Brantford, Ontario): Spitfire aerobatics and Heritage Flight with CF18

Aug 28-31
Canadian International Air Show (Toronto, Ontario):
Spitfire aerobatics and Heritage Flight with CF18

Sept (TBA)
Department of Defense (Ottawa, Ontario): Battle of Britain Memorial Flight: Spitfire fly-by

Here are some of Rick's recent performance locations:

The Canadian International Airshow - Toronto, Ontario (2005-2007), The Canadian Aviation Exhibition - Ohawa, Ontario (2005-2006), The Great Canadian Fly-In (2006), Wings and Wheels Over Niagara - St. Catherines, Ontario (2005-2007), The Historic Aircraft Group Airshow - Geneseo, NY (2005-2007), Friendly Foes Over Niagara - Niagara Falls, Ontario (2005-2007), The Oneida County Airshow - Utica, NY (2006), The Brantford Airshow - Brantford, Ontario (2006, 2007), The Adirondack Airshow - Saranac Lake, NY (2005, 2007), Fleetwood Country Cruze-In - Fleetwood, Ontario (2007).

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