Marsh Aerobatic Demostration Team - Fly/In Cruise/In

Series #13 Part #4
Fly/In Cruise/In Video Magazine

Eddie Merchant, Team Leader for the Marsh Aerobatic Demonstration Team tells us all about the logistics of managing a team such as this and the blind trust needed to fly close formation aerobatics. The team prepares to fly at the Fly/In Cruise/In held annually at the Marion, Indiana Municipal Airport. Sponsored by Marsh Food Stores.

Flying 260 H.P. S2B Pitts Special Airplanes.
Team members are: Eddie Merchant, Ray Williams,Doug Dodge & alternate Pilot Bob Griffin.

Also known as the Star Aerobatic Team. The Star Aerobatic Demonstration Team is a superbly trained precision flying team. An intense three month training session precedes each airshow season. The members of this exciting formation team have logged over 40,000 hours of flight time in more than 300 different aircraft.


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Produced by: Inge Harte - Ray Johnson

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