Art Scholl Delighted Airshow Fans for 25 Plus Years
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rthur Everett Scholl was based in Southern California. He was the quintessential American aerobatic pilot, aerial cameraman, flight instructor and educator—a pilot without compare! I last saw Art Scholl at the 1983 Reno Air Races, where he performed an aerobatic show to the absolute
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delight of the huge crowd. He did a routine in the Piper Cub that was amazing. However, his signature airshow performance was done in a Super Chipmunk. It left me awestruck, as I’m sure it did many others in the crowd. Notably, his dog, Aileron, rode to and from Reno sitting on the Super Chipmunk’s
turtle deck behind Art. I also saw Aileron waiting patiently on the wingtip of the airplane as Art talked with the crowds. They both put on one hell of a show! Sadly Art Scholl (December 24, 1931 – September 16, 1985) died during the filming of the Top Gun movie. His Pitts S-2 camera
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