Amigo Airsho
Fort Bliss, Biggs Army Airfield 915.562.6446
Amigo Airsho is El Paso’s premier event! Ranked as one of the top ten air shows in the country. The show is filled with thrilling air entertainment and fun ground activities for the whole family to enjoy.
PERFORMERS
Canadian Forces Snowbirds
With extreme precision and grace, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform their breath-taking formations and maneuvers with mere feet of separation. Requiring the highest degree of piloting skills and maintenance expertise, the team flies their nine-plane formations with distances as close as 4-feet of wing overlap at speeds ranging from 100 to 320 knots during their exciting show, which is comprised of more than 50 different maneuvers.
US Army Golden Knights
In 1959 13 men joined together to form the Strategic Army Corps Sport Parachute Team, to compete in the then communist dominated sport of skydiving. The team performed so well that on June 1, 1961 the Army officially recognized, designated and activated the team as the U.S. Army Parachute Team. For more than 44 years the “Golden Knights” have been wowing audiences at air shows, competitions and most recently, with high profile tandems. The Golden Knights not only perform at air shows, compete on an international level and perform high profile tandems they also visit high schools and work with local recruiters showing young adults what type of opportunities the Army has for them.
Tim Weber
Tim Weber discovered aviation at the age of 13, and first flew solo in a glider at 14 years old. Within a short time, he had soloed in several different types of gliders and had begun exploring aerobatics. As time went by, Tim moved into flying powered aircraft while continuing to perfect his aerobatic skills. As a result of his aggressive flying style and natural ability, Tim is one of the top airshow performers in the United States today. A self-taught musician, Tim is also the only full-time airshow pilot that performs to music he wrote and recorded himself. You won�t want to miss his high-energy, hard-core aerobatic show in the GEICO Extra 300S.
Greg Poe Airshows
Greg is a native of Boise, Idaho and has spent most of his life there. He started his flying career at an early age and earned his pilots license while still a teenager, flying out of the old Strawberry Glen airport along side the Boise River.
His flight instructor, John Chambers, introduced him to aerobatics early on and it quickly turned into a passion that continues to this day.
Greg’s early flying was done in a variety of tail wheel type aircraft and he spent many hours at Idaho back country airstrips. After earning commercial and instrument ratings Greg became a flight instructor and has specialized in tail wheel training, aerobatics (from basic to unlimited) and has earned a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable advanced spin instructors in the country.
F-15 Strike Eagle
The F-15E Strike Eagle is a modern American all-weather strike fighter, designed for long-range interdiction of enemy ground targets deep behind enemy lines. A derivative of the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter, the Strike Eagle proved its worth in Desert Storm, carrying out deep strikes against high-value targets, performing “Wild Weasel” (SEAD) patrols and providing close air support for coalition troops. The F-15E Strike Eagle can be distinguished from other U.S. Eagle variants by its darker camouflage and the conformal fuel tanks mounted along the engine intakes.
USAF Military Demos
The Aerial Events Branch is responsible for scheduling the public display of ACC aircraft, specifically, the six Single-Ship Demonstration Teams, the B-2 and the F-117A. We also coordinate static display and flyover support of other ACC aircraft to air shows worldwide. In addition, we manage the Heritage Flight program, which consists of vintage World War II and Korean-era aircraft flying in close formation with the ACC Single-Ship Demonstration Teams at air shows.
USAF Heritage Flight – P38
In 1997, the Air Force celebrated its 50th Anniversary as a separate branch of the service. In support of the celebration, ACC started flying dissimilar formation flights consisting of our Single-Ship Demonstration Teams and Civilian Warbird Pilots. These flights reflect Air Force airpower from past to present. The Amigo Airsho is proud to host PORKY II flown by Steve Hinton.
US Navy TAC/DEMO F/A18
The Commander Naval Air Forces (COMNAVAIRFOR) annually selects
certain squadrons on each coast to provide special F-18 demonstration flights in
support of recruiting goals and to facilitate public awareness of the military
hardware currently employed in the front line. F-18 TACDEMO planes and pilots
are selected and trained each year in order to perform at selected air shows
across the nation.
US Navy Legacy Flight
The Tailhook Legacy Flight program matches the frontline fighters of today with their predecessors in close flight maneuvers at air shows nationwide. USN F-18 Tactical Demonstration fly on the wing of World War II, Korean and Vietnam era fighters.
Jet Powered School Bus
PAUL STENDER and SPEED FOR HIRE — with the “School Time” jet powered school bus,will leave you shocked and amazed!
Freestyle Motocross
“World Stunts” Freestyle Motocross team will perform three exhibitions on a course consisting of multiple jumps of varying lengths and angles which consist of difficult tricks and variations over jumps.
Along with the Freestyle Motocross comes the thundering sounds of the Monster Truck.
Larry L. Strain
Larry Strain, a 25 year airshow veteran, spent 15 years as a radio/television news anchor. A licensed commercial pilot, Strain holds types in jets as well as several warbirds and has flown in over 100 airshows. He was selected by the Air Force Chief of Staff to narrate the 50th Anniversary Golden Air Tattoo of the United States Air Force at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The largest show ever sponsored by USAF. He has narrated literally hundreds of shows throughout the United States.