Sky Combat Ace Pilots include:
Richard Coe, SCA Fighter Pilot
"Tex" learned to fly when he was 16 years old and quickly
discovered that aviation would be his passion in life. He
joined the Air Force in 1997 and became an F-16 fighter
pilot, while being stationed in Aviano, Italy and Kunsan
Air Base, South Korea. During his tenure in the Air Force,
Tex accumulated over 150 hours of combat time and over 1,000
hours in the F-16. After serving overseas, Tex was assigned
to Nellis Air Force Base and his interests migrated towards
business. Tex is the Founder and President of Sky Combat
Ace, and hails from Atlanta, Georgia.
Djavad "Buzz" Mostofizadeh, SCA Fighter Pilot
"Buzz" did his training at Pan Am International Airline
Academy in Phoenix, Arizona. Buzz has been a cargo pilot,
corporate pilot, commercial pilot and has served as Chief
Pilot and Chief Instructor for two nationally renowned 141
flight schools. Buzz began his aerobatic endeavors 2003
in Chandler, Arizona flying such aircraft as Citabria, Decathlon,
and Great Lakes and had taught countless pilots in spin
training, upset recovery, basic and advanced aerobatics.
Buzz has over 8000 hours total and over 5000 hours of instruction
given to pilots and was instrumental in creating Sky Combat
Ace in the fall of 2010. Buzz hails from Trenton, New Jersey.
Bill "Stroke" Tracy, SCA Fighter Pilot
"Stroke" entered the Air Force in 1990 as a graduate of
the USAF Academy. He served a distinguished 20+ year career
as an Air Force combat pilot, weapons instructor and evaluator
with more than 2,500 hours in fighter aircraft. He flew
the F-15C Eagle on 6 different assignments in North America,
Asia and Europe including three in operations, one as a
Formal Training Unit instructor, and two in Operational
Test. In 2003, he led the 67th Fighter Squadron to the Raytheon
Trophy - awarded annually since 1953 to the top air superiority
squadron in the Air Force. Stroke is a graduate of the Air
Force Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada - well
known as the world's premier tactical fighter aviation course.
He is a veteran of more than 1,000 Basic Fighter Maneuver
(BFM) missions with more than 5,000 BFM engagements to his
credit. His military decorations include four Meritorious
Service Medals, two Aerial Achievement Medals, two Air Medals,
and the Purple Heart. He now brings his extensive air combat
resume to the SCA team. Stroke hails from Chicago, Illinois. |
