Michelle 'Mace' Curran

So there's, we could do a whole episode just on what that feels like. Yeah, it's a lot. You have to be very focused. It's very hard on the body. It's like being a professional athlete because we were flying all the time. It's very impressive visually and it's very impactful for people when they see the show. It's incredible.

So there's, we could do a whole episode just on what that feels like. Yeah, it's a lot. You have to be very focused. It's very hard on the body. It's like being a professional athlete because we were flying all the time. It's very impressive visually and it's very impactful for people when they see the show. It's incredible.

So there's, we could do a whole episode just on what that feels like. Yeah, it's a lot. You have to be very focused. It's very hard on the body. It's like being a professional athlete because we were flying all the time. It's very impressive visually and it's very impactful for people when they see the show. It's incredible.

What role does trust and culture amongst the team play and how were you guys able to develop that amongst one another at such a major level?

What role does trust and culture amongst the team play and how were you guys able to develop that amongst one another at such a major level?

What role does trust and culture amongst the team play and how were you guys able to develop that amongst one another at such a major level?

Yeah, trust is absolutely critical. And I mean, there were times we were together all the time. There are 12 officers on that team. The same six pilots fly in the demonstration every single show. We don't have any backups. So you are with those people all the time. And you're on the road like you were a band on tour, right? March through November, you're gone.

Yeah, trust is absolutely critical. And I mean, there were times we were together all the time. There are 12 officers on that team. The same six pilots fly in the demonstration every single show. We don't have any backups. So you are with those people all the time. And you're on the road like you were a band on tour, right? March through November, you're gone.

Yeah, trust is absolutely critical. And I mean, there were times we were together all the time. There are 12 officers on that team. The same six pilots fly in the demonstration every single show. We don't have any backups. So you are with those people all the time. And you're on the road like you were a band on tour, right? March through November, you're gone.

240 days of the year, you're away from home. So you see these people more than you see your family. So you are in a little bit of a pressure cooker, which means there, of course, will be little personality conflicts. Not everything is perfect all the time. But...

240 days of the year, you're away from home. So you see these people more than you see your family. So you are in a little bit of a pressure cooker, which means there, of course, will be little personality conflicts. Not everything is perfect all the time. But...

240 days of the year, you're away from home. So you see these people more than you see your family. So you are in a little bit of a pressure cooker, which means there, of course, will be little personality conflicts. Not everything is perfect all the time. But...

the environment and the culture there, there's this extreme level of accountability where the standards are laid out to an extreme level and you're taught very specific, precise standards that you need to meet. And every single flight that you fly, you come back in You have a video taken from the ground, like the crowd's perspective. That's a recording.

the environment and the culture there, there's this extreme level of accountability where the standards are laid out to an extreme level and you're taught very specific, precise standards that you need to meet. And every single flight that you fly, you come back in You have a video taken from the ground, like the crowd's perspective. That's a recording.

the environment and the culture there, there's this extreme level of accountability where the standards are laid out to an extreme level and you're taught very specific, precise standards that you need to meet. And every single flight that you fly, you come back in You have a video taken from the ground, like the crowd's perspective. That's a recording.

You have the video from inside your aircraft that shows your airspeed, your altitude, your G-forces, all of that. Every single flight you sit down with all the other pilots and you analyze that and figure out everything that went wrong. and how you can do it better. And there's never a perfect flight.

You have the video from inside your aircraft that shows your airspeed, your altitude, your G-forces, all of that. Every single flight you sit down with all the other pilots and you analyze that and figure out everything that went wrong. and how you can do it better. And there's never a perfect flight.

You have the video from inside your aircraft that shows your airspeed, your altitude, your G-forces, all of that. Every single flight you sit down with all the other pilots and you analyze that and figure out everything that went wrong. and how you can do it better. And there's never a perfect flight.

We had some really good flights, especially on the third year when you're pretty experienced, but there's never a perfect flight. And just having that expectation set that this is what we do every time we're going to look at this. And it doesn't matter who you are on the team, whether you're the boss leading it or you're the person that's your first year.

We had some really good flights, especially on the third year when you're pretty experienced, but there's never a perfect flight. And just having that expectation set that this is what we do every time we're going to look at this. And it doesn't matter who you are on the team, whether you're the boss leading it or you're the person that's your first year.