With four airshows in three days, the 2018 Great Bend Air Fest promises to be the biggest and best airshow ever to take place at the Great Bend Airport. This years event takes place September 28-30 will once again will feature many vintage aircraft that includes the only two flying B-29’s in the world Fifi and Doc.

But the airshows will certainly be a highlight. Bruce Huddleston, who represents David Schultz Airshows, will be the “Air Boss” for the September event in Great Bend. As air boss, Huddleston is responsible for the safety of participating pilots as well as the safety of spectators at the airport. Huddleston says he basically becomes a traffic cop, controlling all movement on ground and in the air within five miles of the airport while activities are going on.

Bruce Huddleston Audio

Huddleston says every airshow is different and that includes the September event in Great Bend.

Bruce Huddleston Audio

Huddleston is a commercial pilot and owned a flying service in Ada, Oklahoma from 1979 to 1982. He is now owner of Ada Business Computers and Ada Net and has had a private pilot’s license since 1974. He is a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and has logged more than 4,000 flight hours.