I left Oshkosh after ten years to come to SUN ‘n FUN in 2023 where Gene Conrad had just taken the reins of the Aerospace Center for Excellence, the parent organization of SUN ‘n FUN. I call Gene “My enabler!”, as he took the restrictor plate off and let us really expand on what was becoming the night show phenomenon. The first thing we did was improve the sound quality, so the track that gives you the goosebumps, happy tears and all the other feels, hits you in the chest and makes you a part of the experience. We also doubled the amount of ground based pyrotechnics involved. Additionally, we also added drones to the show, which took a lot of collaboration with the FAA to build separate safe areas for the airplanes to operate in while providing vertical and lateral separation from the fireworks and now drones.
Stefan Seville
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