Ultralight Wing-Walking Act Goes Overseas

12th Year on Airshow Circuit

Quicksilver MXL II Sport pilot Bob Essell and wing walker Jon Faulkner have been wowing airshow crowds for 12 years with their aerial act. Flying a modified Sport II registered in the Experimental category-Exhibition, Essell says that allows them to use the Sport II for compensation and hire.

On November 1-3, the duo planned to end their twelfth season on the airshow circuit by participating in the Santo Domingo airshow in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. "We had to build a special crate to send our plane by FedEx," says Essell, "The Sport II is already down there, so we'll see how good a packing job we did. We'll perform once a day during the 3-day airshow, which marks the end of our twelfth year of wing walking."