Mike and Marilyn Mason Wing Walking Presentation

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Mike and Marilyn Mason shared with us the history of their Wing Walking Academy with pictures and videos. They moved to Sequim, WA in 2004 from Santa Paula, CA. Their big red 450 Stearman biplane also came up from Santa Paula and is one of two planes they use in their instructions for wing walking. Mike started wing walking and flying Stearmans as a teenager in 1983 and has over 10,000 flying hours. Marilyn prepares the students with repetitive climbs from the cockpit to the upper wing rack and along the lower wing which becomes the student’s muscle memory. Their students come from all over the world. Over 90% of the wing walkers in the world who actually walk on the wings have trained with Marilyn. Her students include athletes, executives, soldiers and grandmothers, Hollywood stunt men and numerous reality show participants.