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Defying Gravity; Our Reporter Flies with Famous Stunt Pilot Sean Tucker

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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2013 · News & Politics

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DAYTON -- Defying gravity
 above the Dayton skies. That is what many pilots will be doing this 
weekend at the Dayton air show. We all get to watch, but Anchor and 
Reporter Jackie Couture got to experience it with the famous Sean 
Tucker.I've been dreaming of this my whole life, said Sean 
Tucker to Jackie. She found out the amazing stunt pilot is also a big 
tease, acting like it is his first flight. Jackie mistakenly told him 
she was nervous.After suiting up in a parachute and getting a 
brief safety lesson, Jackie stepped in to the Oracle to get strapped in.
 Sean gave her a pep talk and joined her.Sean's been flying since the mid-1970s.When
 you're dancing in the sky and the wings become your arms and you get to
 share that magic with the audience, it's a privilege, it's a blast, I 
love my job, said Tucker, a world renowned pilot who trains three times
 a day.What I do is serious business. It is dangerous, so to get rid of some of that risk I practice all the time.They started with a barrel roll, then he really got the blood rushing.Sean said, All right I'm gonna hang you upside down.all right why not, I'm here, said Jackie laughing then screaming as the plane rolled.Jackie's
 colleague and chief photographer, Lee Furry, is helping to catch all 
the action on camera. He was in the chase plane just feet from the 
Oracle.It's the anticipation that kills you. Once you're 
actually doing it, it's fun. Then once you're done you say wooh - I'm 
glad that's over with, yelled Jackie as the plan took a major dive and 
dip in the sky.Sean then let Jackie take the wheel. It turns out they did 8 Gs, that is eight times our body weight, a lot of pressure.After that adrenaline rush, I was happy to land with my fast friend who was headed back out to train.You
 can never be too good, you can never be too humble. You can never be 
too joyful, so I like to put it all together, so when I present myself 
to the audience, I'm truly sharing the magic of flight, said Tucker.And you do... thank you, it was awesome, Jackie said.You did great! exclaimed Sean.  You
 can catch Sean Tucker's performances all weekend at the Vectren Dayton 
Air Show. Doors open up at 9 AM, and the first act should be in the air 
by 11:30 Saturday.

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