Familiar Flyers

I just picked up the most recent copy of Plane & Pilot Magazine. I'm not a regular reader of this publication, but after thumbing through it and seeing a familiar airplane, I felt obligated to buy it...



Matt Chapman is another airshow pilot who hangars his plane, a CAP 321EX, at my local airport. I've had the pleasure of seeing his performance at several airshows, and he always puts on a breath taking display. Seeing his plane and his name in P&P was pretty cool, but given his bio from his website, http://www.MattChapman.com/, hardly suprising....

Matt started flying in 1979, and now has over 14,000 hours of flying time and a career flying for American Airlines.
He began aerobatics in 1984 and quickly worked his way up to the highest level of competition aerobatics – Unlimited. Recognized for his skills, he won one of only five slots on the U.S. Unlimited Men’s Aerobatic Team in 1996 and 1998.
At the Slovakian WAC in 1998, Matt was the highest ranking American pilot, finishing 3rd in the world with a bronze medal, and led the U.S. Men’s Team to a silver medal. Along with this impressive finish comes the coveted Hillard Trophy, awarded to the highest finishing U.S. pilot at the WAC.
Matt also won the prestigious IAC Championships in 1994 and the Fond du Lac Cup in 1995.
With over 20 years of air show experience, Matt knows how to thrill the crowd and work the media. He has appeared on ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports Network, Real TV, TLC’s Amazing America and SpeedVision. He was also one of six elite pilots in the Championship Air Show Pilots Association (CASPA).
This year, Matt joins ACAP, the Association of Competition Air Show Pilots (ACAP) and American, and can be seen competing for the top spot at ACAP venues all over the country.
Matt’s hobbies include building and flying radio-controlled model airplanes and helicopters.


The article was actually focused on Micheal Mancuso, another airshow pilot from New York. Matt was included as the two often perform together, as seen here. ->



Good to see another local flyer in the glossy pages of a National aviation mag. Way to go, Matt!