Rob Harrison, "The Tumbling Bear," at age 70 kicks off his final airshow season in January at the Cable Airshow in Upland.

"I plan a few more airshows in 2012, then it's time to sit on the porch and let the young pilots like Sammy Mason take my slot at airshows.

I heard once I was Sammy's favorite performer, and now, he's become one of my favorite performers," says Harrison.

Rob has been flying since the age of six, and has been flying airshows for 20 years.

"I perform for 15 minutes, and, I autograph cards and hand out goodies for three hours nowadays after landing. Seeing the kids excited and talking with them is what has kept me flying airshows.

"They enjoy it, I enjoy it, so while we all enjoy it, I may as well sign a few more autographs in 2012. If anything, the kids learn not what can't be done, but what can be done," says Rob.

He signs Tumbling Bear coloring pages downloaded from his Web site, signs whatever else is requested, poses for every photo, answers every question and makes each youngster feel special, often allowing kids to sit in the cockpit after he's flown.

The rarely-seen tumbles and gyrations of Rob's Zlin 50 are now his trademark in the sky. The maneuvers are best described as "gyroscopic," created by the gyroscopic effect of the engine and propeller.

An abrupt maneuver in one direction causes a force in a different direction.

The plane isn't actually flying; the combination of aerodynamic and gyroscopic forces is what causes the plane to turn and tumble as it does.

For more on Rob Harrison, The Tumbling Bear, and to see the 2012 schedule go to www.harrisonairshows.com or to Tumbling Bear on facebook.

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The 37th Annual Cable Airshow, will be held on Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8, 2011 at Cable Airport (CCB) in Upland, CA.

Airshow hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, kids 5-12 $5 and under five free. Parking is free.

The sky over Upland will be full of excitement when you see Just In Time Skydivers and the Freedom Parachute Team jump out of an airplane from more than a mile high with freefall speeds of 120 mph and rushing down over Cable Airport.

A weekend of non-stop action with Steve Stavrakakis announcing for accomplished aerobatic pilots Rob Harrison, The Tumbling Bear in his new yellow Zlin 50, Dr. Frank Donnelly (Dr. D) Old Time Aerobatics in his Taylorcraft, Doug Jardine in his Sbach 342 "ThunderBolt" and Clay Lacy in his bright orange Pilatus PC6 Porter.

Kids of all ages will be able to get up close and meet the performers after their thrilling aerobatic show and get free autograph cards, bookmarks, removable tattoos and photos.

All pilots and flying enthusiasts will experience the joy of flight through displays and demonstrations, skydivers, antique aircraft, homebuilt aircraft, warbirds, RC Plane show, military vehicles and more. There will be airplane and helicopter rides available.

At Noon, you will enjoy the Southern California Historic Cars, followed by static displays so everyone can get up close to the finest automobiles.

Each air show day will begin with an early morning pancake breakfast. Plenty of food from various food booths will be ready to serve throughout the weekend.

Vendors of flying memorabilia will be set to offer a variety of wares.

The 37th Annual Cable Airshow (formerly The Pomona Valley Air Fair), is organized and presented by the Pomona Valley Pilots Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 448.

Proceeds go to non-profit aviation scholarships, giving more kids and young adults the opportunity to have a future in general and commercial aviation.

For more information on the 37th Annual 2012 Cable Airshow, please visit www.cableairport.com or facebook: Cable Airshow.

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Doug Jardine has 35 years flying experience with 29 of those in aerobatics.

He started out with hang gliders in the late 70's in Southern California and progressed to power flight in 1983; later that year he went to his first airshow at the Reno air races and after watching Leo Loudnenslager he bought himself a demo flight in a Pitts S2A for his 25th birthday.

Shortly after he bought a Pitts fuselage and began building a S1S and performed the test flight in 1987 and began competition in 1990. Since then he has gone on to competitions at the world level in the unlimited category and looks forward to competing again in 2012.

Doug has changed aircraft from the single seat Sukhoi 26 to the two seat Sbach 342.

This is an exciting change after 11 years with the Sukhoi and over 3,000 aerobatic flights, after flying the Sbach for the past three years and having better performance as any of the single seat aircraft available it was an easy decision to make the switch.

With a 450 degree per second roll rate and light weight it is capable of maneuvers never seen before. A benefit to the Sbach is the ability to be disassembled quickly and easily with two people allowing off airport static displays for promotion of airshows and sponsors.

Another big plus for the two seats is the advantage of being able to share this amount of performance with others as well as his seven children that are all interested in flying.

"We are looking forward to a bright future in the Sbach ThunderBolt and currently booking shows for the 2012 season," he said.

Doug is only able to do this with the support of his wife Dana and the children.

When not flying he spends time with the family, mountain biking and racing Saturday motocross at Glen Helen Raceway.

Contact Doug at www.dougjardineairshows.com.

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Eddie Andreini started flying in an L-2 Taylorcraft while in high school at the age of 16.

Today, he is a commercial instrument rated pilot and possesses an FAA aerobatic ground-level waiver.

Eddie has accumulated 6,000-plus hours of flight time in a variety of diversified aircraft including P-51s, Yak 55s, Pitts Specials and the Russian AN-2, in addition to his show planes.

With more than 30 years of Airshow experience behind him, Eddie Andreini is highly respected as the consummate professional in his mighty biplane.

There are only a few pilots flying the big “bullÓ Stearman on the Airshow circuit, but there are none that can extract the thrilling performance from the huge 500 hp Pratt & Whitney-powered airplane like Eddie Andreini!

You may have seen double outside loops, triple snap rolls, square loops and torque rolls performed in a Pitts, but you haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen EddIe Andreini perform them, along with original high-energy maneuvers like the “Wopcevak" in his 3,100 lb. screaming demon!

Super Stearman - Solo routine, wingwalking routine and nighttime performance.

“His routine is fast-paced, light, and crowd pleasing. He runs a close show, lots of maneuvers that descend tantalizingly close to the ground, remaining very visible to even the most restricted crowds." (U.S. Aviator)

Yak-9U

Eddie Andreini’s solo performance in the Yak 9U is a chapter out of the “Great Patriot War,” as the Russians referred to World War II.

Spectators marvel as Eddie reaches speeds in excess of 400 mph, and executes some of the same evasive aerobatic maneuvers flown during WW II with allies, then later against allies in Korea.

Wing tip smoke designed by Eddie.

Eddie also performs a unique inverted “ribbon snatch" and a spectacular daytime pyrotechnic display that is optionally available with his performance.

For more information contact: Eddie Andreini Airshows, 151 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA. 94019 (650) 726-2065 Fax (650) 726-7929 Email: readyeddy@aol.com.

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The year 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of Margaret Stivers first wingwalk show and the twenty first anniversary of the Silver Wings Wingwalking Team.

The team has evolved over the years starting with a formation aerobatic team to a solo wingwalk act and now the team unveils a new and exciting act.

Joining the graceful fluidity of pilot Hartley Folstad and wingwalker Margaret Stivers act is a second act of energetic aerobatic sequences and classic wingwalker poses performed by pilot Lee Oman and wingwalker Marion Wagner.

The two acts are completely unique and complement each other to showcase the full spectrum of wingwalking stunt-work for the maximum entertainment to the audience.

The two routines are also grounded in aviation history with act one reminiscent of the 1920s barnstorming era and act two reflecting wingwalking today.

Each act is performed separately and both acts are performed on the Silver Wings Stearman.

For information please contact the Silver Wings Wingwalking Team; email:

stuntwingwalker@verizon.net

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There was never a doubt that Julie Clark was born to fly.

Inspired by her father, Ernie Clark, a commercial airline pilot for Pacific Airlines in the 1960's, Julie is truly her fatherÕs daughter.

Ironically, it was her father's death in 1964, which would drive Julie to pursue her love of flying. Captain Ernie Clark was en route from Nevada to San Francisco, when a passenger entered the unlocked cockpit with a gun and killed Captain Clark and his first officer.

The airplane went down, killing all on board.

"That incident," Julie explained, "brought about the law requiring cockpit doors to remain locked during commercial flights and is named for Clark."

Julie took flying lessons while attending college at U.C. Santa Barbara. Often working two and three jobs, building time and higher ratings, Julie's break came in 1976 when Golden West Airlines hired her to fly DeHavilland Twin Otters.

The first, and only, woman ever to fly for Golden West, Julie flew mail at night and passengers until noon, in her continuing effort to build time.

In 1977, when Hughes Airwest (formerly Pacific Airlines) hired Julie, she became one of the first women to fly for a major airline. Hughes Airwest became Republic Airlines and subsequently Northwest Airlines.

Julie became a Captain for Northwest Airlines in 1984 and after an enjoyable career with Northwest, Julie retired in 2004.

Remarkably, Julie's aviation career also includes more than 32 years as an air show performer. Known throughout North America for her graceful aerial ballet, Julie has entertained millions of spectators.

In addition to being named an Honorary Snowbird, Julie is the recipient of the prestigious Art Scholl Memorial Showmanship award, The Ninety-Nines "Woman Pilot of the Year" award, and the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship.

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