Welcome Randy W. Ball to the Florida International Air Show

Randy W. Ball is North America’s PREMIER Jet Demonstration Pilot. Randy has performed well over 1,500 performances to date! No other North American Jet Demo pilot even comes close to that number of performances. In fact, Randy is the only Jet Demo pilot (military or civilian) to be granted both a day and night unlimited aerobatic rating in jet fighters by the FAA. He has flown over 44 different types of aircraft, manufactured in nine countries.

As a youngster Randy’s father took him flying occasionally, and he spent countless hours with one of his heroes, his Great Uncle Gilbert Ball, who flew 56 missions over Europe flying the B-17 Flying Fortress. Even before college, Randy knew he wanted to fly. By the time he was 13 years old, he had already taken off and landed a plane with his father and soloed at the age of 18. Randy volunteered to work in his first air show in 1982 and flew in his first air show more than 30 years ago. He continues to be North American Airshow circuit’s #1 and easily the most internationally recognized Jet Demonstration Pilot! Randy continues to be featured in dozens and dozens of magazines around the world and often can be seen on television. He has one of the highest followings in social media of any performer globally and his videos from Airshow performances are each seen internationally by hundreds of thousands of people.