JAPANESE AEROBATIC PILOT YUICHI TAKAGI TO PERFORM AT SALINAS AIRSHOW!
July 31, 2015– SALINAS, CA — The California International Airshow Salinas is pleased to announce the addition of aerobatic performer Yuichi Takagi to this year’s performance schedule!
Originally from Nagasaki, Japan, Takagi is the only Japanese pilot flying airshows in the United States in his Pitts S-2S high performance aerobatic airplane. Born and raised in Japan, Takagi moved to the United States in order to realize his dream of becoming an aviator. He made his first flight in 1992 and has since accumulated over 6,000 hours of flying time as a flight instructor, traffic watch pilot, cargo pilot and glider pilot and 2,200 hours of aerobatic instruction. Takagi has been a flight instructor since 2000 at legendary aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker’s Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety in King City and recently joined Team Oracle as one of their Ferry and Ride pilots.
Takagi is now achieving his dream of being an air show performer, an aerobatic competitor in the “Unlimited” category and a certified aircraft mechanic. When he’s not teaching at the Tutima Academy, you’ll find him judging as an aerobatic competition judge for FAI (the Federation Aeronautique Internationale) and the IAC (International Aerobatic Club).
The California International Airshow will be held September 26th and 27th at the Salinas Municipal Airport. The show will also feature the F-22 Raptor, the Canadian Forces CF-18 Super Hornet, the Patriots Jet Team, Metal Mulisha, Jacquie Warda and many other military and civilian flying and static aircraft. Tickets are on sale now. For more information regarding this year’s show visit www.salinasairshow.com. The California International Airshow has provided outstanding entertainment on the Central Coast for 35 years and has raised over $8 million dollars for local charities
