![]() ![]() He is one of seven people to be awarded all three of the air show industry’s most prestigious awards: The Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship Award (2006), the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship (2009), and the ICAS Sword of Excellence (2012). He earned first place in Budapest, Hungary, in 2009. pilots vying for the World Championship in the famed Red Bull Air Races. at the World Aerobatic Championships on three separate occasions and competes as one of two U.S. Mike soloed on his 16th birthday and won the United States Unlimited Aerobatic Championship at 27 years old. With his aggressive approach to the air show arena, he has mastered the ability to convey his message of passion through flight. Every roll, pull, and tumble of his flight is deliberately and precisely executed. Mike Goulian doesn’t just fly an air show he attacks it. Randy has done well over 1,300 performances, has more than 28 years of air show experience, and has flown over 44 different types of aircraft manufactured in nine countries. It has been filmed on several occasions including performing as the enemy aircraft with the USAF’s F-4 Phantom for the Discovery Channel and History Channel. Randy’s MiG has been seen by millions of air show fans across North America and has been featured in numerous publications, appearing on t-shirts, newspapers, posters, and more. It has an authentic paint job and is the only MiG available for ground display with fully restored guns. ![]() Randy Ball’s MiG-17F spent almost four years in restoration, and is one of only a handful of vintage jets flying the North American air show circuit. The MiG-17F can maintain 8g turns (8g = 8 times the force of gravity on the pilot’s body), attain a maximum speed of 715 mph (Mach 1.04) and can climb to 30,000 feet in only 3 minutes, with an initial rate of climb better than 14,000 feet per minute. aircraft, such as the A-4, A-7, F-8, B-52, F-100, F-105 and its primary nemesis, the F-4 Phantom II. Made famous by the Vietnam War, the MiG-17F was the primary enemy aircraft engaged in the skies over Vietnam by U.S. Top 10 Reasons to Attend for Non-Pilots.Top 10 Reasons Why Pilots Should Attend. ![]()
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