Whether the 2011 season will be your first, your first in a new airplane, or the third decade of flying the same routine in the same plane, it's worth taking a moment to look at how other performers at various stages in their career construct and review their performance sequences. By Jeremy King (2010, 4Q)

Performer Interaction Checklist from the ICAS Air Show Manual

The Crowd Can't Tell the Difference (1993 2Q) by LCdr Rick Karwowski and LCdr Bob Norris, US Navy

An air show pilot reflects on what it takes for a new performer to establish himself in the air show business.

The average air show performer wants nothing more than to deliver a strong, safe, entertaining performance for every show that hires him or her. The event organizer wants the same thing. But they sometimes disagree on the path to this mutually agreed upon destination.

It's a mystery to some air show performers why they have trouble getting invited back to air shows where they've already flown. The sad fact is that performers can be their own worst enemies when it comes to getting return engagements.

What's on the Minds of North American Air Show Organizers as They Begin to Consider Who to Hire in 2001? (2000, 4Q)

An example of a form that one show sends to scheduled performers to get some preliminary information on the performers' logistical requirements.

Most shows send detailed correspondence to their performers in the days and weeks just prior to the air show. This sample offers one example of how a particular show organizes the packet of information that they send to their performers.

A sample of an information packet developed by a show to be distributed to performers who are flying at their show.

An example of the specific issues that one air show addresses during its pre-show pilot safety briefing

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by event organizers to be presented to performers. We've presented them here to demonstrate how the contractual concerns of event organizers sometimes differ from those of performers.

ICAS has gathered a number of performer contracts written by event organizers to be presented to performers. We've presented them here to demonstrate how the contractual concerns of event organizers sometimes differ from those of performers.

ICAS has gathered a number of announcer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

ICAS has gathered a number of announcer contracts written by performers to be presented to event organizers. They vary widely in their length, specificity and emphasis. We've presented a broad cross-section of those contracts for your consideration and information as you work to develop your own contract.

In this letter from FAA General Counsel in July of 1997, the specific circumstances under which an air show performer might provide media rides in an experimental aircraft are ennumerated and discussed.