Patty with Brian Jones at the Reno Air Races. Brian Jones and Bertrand Picard were the first to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon. Brian's web site is: www.orbiterballoon.com |
Patty with the USAF Cadet Glider Team at the Rifle, Colorado, Airshow.
From left to right
Cadet 1st Class Teddy Ornelas, Mr Ed Ristau (DOSS Tow Pilot), Patty, Major Mark Matticola, Cadet 1st Class Bryan Johnson (Airshow Pilot), Lt Col Bill Gage
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Patty and Jason at the Oregon International Airshow, Hillsboro, Oregon. Jason is not yet 15 and is building his own RV-7. He started it when he was 13!
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Patty with Emma Hayes at Oshkosh |
Patty with Ryan Grantonic. Ryan is a young man who is interested in airshows and aviation photography |
Patty with an "old" friend, Mike Hamblin, at Dayton. Patty and Mike have known each other since Mike was a little squirt coming to shows with his dad, Dave. It's so great to see our "airshow kids" grow up to be such outstanding people! |
With John Bosch at a Cirrus Event, Wright Brothers Airport, Dayton. |
Denise, Spike and Patty at Hill AFB, Utah |
With Alan Henley, Aeroshell Team, at the Cecil Field Airshow |
Chris, Mel and Patty: Chris, Mel and Patty at Chesterfield County Airport, Richmond, Va. |
This is Warner, age 11, after his first glider lesson. Warner is in 6th grade at Houston Academy and wants to go to Auburn, Embry Riddle or the USAF Academy. Congratulations on the lessons, Warner |
With Anthony Barker at the Chesterfield County Airshow. Anthony is taking flying lessons. Keep it up Anthony! |

With Krystal Boggs in Tampa |
With Jeff Puckett of Denver and Peggy Chabrian of Women in Aviation, International, at Centennial Airport in Denver |
With Denise Decker, Sherry, Skylar and Doug McDaniel at the Huntsville Airshow, 2008. |
With Bella, our friends' grand daughter who loves airplanes and says, when she gets in the cockpit, "I can do this!" Taken at the NAS JAX airshow. |
With our favorite cookie lady, Denise Decker, and family at Huntsville Airshow 2008
August 2008 |
Patty with Marlene Kozik at the Wichita Flight Festival
August 2008 |
With Johnny Eanes from Ridgeway, Virginia, at the NAS Oceana show. Johnny is an RC modeler and I was signing one of his RC models. |
Patty and Doreen Hilliard at Oshkosh 2008. |
Our crew and former crew - Pete, Melissa, Andy & Phil - smiling at Oshkosh 2008 - Okay! Get back to work and clean that smoke oil off the belly! |
Patty with Donielle - We met Donielle, an aspiring aerobatic pilot, at Oshkosh and enjoyed getting to know her |
Patty and Max, F22 demo pilot.
Taken at Oshkosh, 2007 |
AOPA Convention, fall 2006, with friend and pilot Samantha Wilson |
With Uncle Mike Kolasa, taken at the Chesterfield Airshow. Mike joins his nephew Rich at airshows and takes some fabulous pictures! |
Big B and Michael Goulian. Two of our favorite
people! |
Patty with Dorothy Cochrane and Carolyn Russo of
the National Air & Space Museum at the Women in
Aviation Conference in Orlando, April 2007. |
With Dorothy Cochrane, curator at National Air and
Space Museum, Bob and Colleen Hoover and Jim Beasley
Jr. at the NASM's Award for Lifetime Achivement. |
Miranda Myer and Patty go flying in the Cirrus at the Wichita Flight Festival, August 2007. |
Kyle and Amanda Franklin on vacation on Amelia Island. May 2007 |
Patty with Brian Terwilliger, director and producer of
the fantastic film, "One Six Right". |
Keoki Gray and Jan Meier, taken on Easter in Fernandina
Beach, Florida. Keoki and Jan are two of our oldest
friends. Keoki flew for the Red Barons and Holiday Inn
Team, and now has a fantastic aerobatic school. Check
out his website:
Amelia Island Aerobatics |
Suzanne Asbury-Oliver with Pax, Wayne and Carolyn Boggs.
Taken at the Manitowoc, Wisconsin Airshow 2007 |
Patty with Teresa Stokes, wingwalker, pilot, artist.
Taken at the Gainesville Airshow in April 2007 |
With Brad Huelsman at Toronto Island Airport. Brad flew in to visit in his Cap 231 on his way home to Piqua, Ohio. |
Patty and Tex Hill visit at the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center in July, 2007. We admire Tex so much. |
Patty had the priviledge of visiting with the Civil Air Patrol Cadets who do so much to help everyone at Airventure. They are a really dedicated group of young people. We are looking forward to another visit in 2008. |
Patty with aerobatic instructor and competitor, Bill Finagin at Airventure 2007. |
With Linda Shiner and Caroline Sheen of Air and Space Magazine at Airventure 2007. |
What is Bill's granddaughter saying?
"I CAN DO THAT!!" |
Patty with Aaron Tippin, one of our favorite singers and songwriters,
at Oshkosh. Aaron and Patty went flying in David Martin's two seat
Extra 300L. Aaron, a taildragger pilot himself
(Stearman and Decathalon among others) loves akro flying,
so a good time was had by all!
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Patty with "Knuckles" and "Rock" (don't ask)...
"Rhino" Super Hornet drivers, taken at Tyndall AFB in April 2006. |
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Patty with Alex Land doing some akro training in Waycross,
Georgia. Alex flies this beautiful Extra 300L with his initials
in the N number. Alex is young, but has lots of talent and the
discipline to go along with it...watch out for him in aerobatic
circles in the future! |
Patty with her coach and friend, Sergei Boriak,
at the Fernandina Beach Airport, January 2006 |
Patty saying hi to Jay Davis at the Gainesville Airshow, October 2005 |
Patty with war hero General John R. Alison, at the Air Force Association
Banquet in Washington DC, September 13, 2005 |
Patty with Astronaut Mike Melville at Oshkosh, 2005 |
Patty with Catherine Manoury, World Champion Aerobatic pilot, friend and
competitor of longstanding, Paris 2005 |
Bill Parker, Raytheon Crew Chief on T6-B. Bill is a super crew chief
and always helpful and fun to be around. |
With Rich Sugden and Peter Kline of Teton Aviation in Driggs, Idaho. Teton acquired this beautiful Extra 300L for flight training. This is a great place to go for aerobatic training! |
Patty with Ron Kaplan of the National Aviation Hall of Fame and
"Duggy"-the yellow DC-3 |
Patty with Walter Extra recently at Extra Aircraft in St. Augustine, Florida |
Patty at Epps Aviation with Pat Epps and daughters Elaine and Marian.
Pat and his crew went out of their way to make our recent stay in Atlanta first class! |
Patty with Bill Anders, showing off their National Aviation Hall of Fame
medals in Dayton, 2004. |
Patty with Sean "Slice" Hook of the T6A Texan II West Coast Demo Team,
taken a the Stuart, Florida Airshow in November 2004. Patty and Sean are
always fighting for who gets to fly the next leg (we wish) or the next airshow
demo in this nifty airplane!
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Patty with her dog and traveling companion, Cassidy, at Toronto CNE Airshow 2003 |
Patty with Kenya Wildlife Service pilots in Kenya, January 2004. |
Pax (PepsiTeam Dog) reading Fire and Air relaxing on his leisure time. |
With Brent Blue riding the Gondola up to the ski mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a wine auction. Yes, there are other things than aviation (occasionally). |
Patty with Scott Crossfield at the 2003 Dayton Airshow. |
Me with John Travolta just before he flew the Dayton Airshow in his 707
(photo taken by Blair Conrad) |
Cassidy - Ripley - Jesse |
A group of Kenya Wildlife Service pilots taken at Kilaguni Lodge in Tsavo West National Park,
February 2003, when everyone needs a beer after a long day of aerobatic training!
From left to right - Mike, Julius, Solomon and Anthony. |
Cal Wagner with "Buddha" the green cheek conure |