Mike found his passion for aviation at the age of 10 after his Dad took him to his first Air Show. At 14, Mike took a job at the Mason City Iowa airport washing airplanes and cleaning hangars just to be around airplanes. Later, he traded his work for flying lessons and received his Pilots License on his 17th birthday.

Thirty years later, Mike has accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight time managing aircraft and flying for Corporate America. 3,500 hours of that flight time has been piloting some of the highest performance air show and competition aircraft in the world.

Mike’s air show has been described as aggressive, high performance aerobatics smothered in smoke and noise. Mike can climb and tumble his plane end over end, seemingly out of control, only to dive in for his next outrageous maneuver. At a youthful and somewhat mischievous age of 47, Mike has the experience and personality fitting of an air show pilot.

Very happily married to Tammy, they have four children and two golden retrievers.

Below are just a few of Mike’s aerobatic accomplishments:

• 2002 - First Place - North Central Regional Aerobatic Competitions
• 2002 - United States Aerobatic Champion (Intermediate Category)
• 2003 - First Place - North Central Regional Aerobatic Competitions
• 2003 - Qualified (one of six) for the United States Advanced Aerobatic Team.
• 2004 - Traveled to Sweden and competed in the World Aerobatic Competitions as a Member of the United States Aerobatic Team. Mike finished with a Silver Medal for one of his flights.
• 2005 - Winner of the Fred Leidig Trophy and Sword for Aerobatic Excellence.

Personal Goals (Yup, I still got’em)

Win the 2007 U.S. Advanced Nationals in Texas this September 2007.

Re-gain his spot on the United States Aerobatic Team and compete in the Advanced World Aerobatic Competitions scheduled in the Summer of 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.

For more information about Mike and his Sponsor Lucas Oil, go to www.michaelwiskusairshows.com and www.lucasoil.com.