Spencer Suderman will fly his Meteor Pitts aircraft during the Naval Base Ventura County Air Show at Point Mugu on Saturday, Aug. 7 and Sunday, Aug. 8.
Suderman began his flying career while working on his bachelor of science degree in business at California State University Northridge in the late 1980s.
He earned a private pilot’s certificate, commercial rating and instrument rating. It was then that he became a certified flight instructor.
While working on his instrument rating, he went through a spin and unusual attitude training program. This training teaches pilots what to do in emergencies and involves mild aerobatics.
Suderman soon discovered that aerobatics are amazingly fun and quickly lost interest in merely flying straight and level.
After attending numerous aerobatic contests in the Super Decathlon, Suderman moved up to the high performance Meteor Pitts, which he now flies in his air show program.
Suderman’s air show performance uniquely showcases the capabilities of the Pitts biplane with intense gyroscopic maneuvers like the inverted flat spin with its signature corkscrew smoke trail as the plane drops towards the ground, spinning like a Frisbee.
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