The aircraft Jon flies is the awesome looking Black and Yellow factory built Pitts “Muscle” Bi-Plane. This is the Pitts S-1-11B and there are only two factory built S-1-11B aircraft in the world today. With a 330+ H.P. six cylinder Lycoming motor and 3 bladed “Claw” Propeller, this aircraft has all the ingredients for a great performance. The S-1-11B has only a single seat and it is very light weight, providing a perfect platform for flying high energy aerobatics! His plane cruises at 195 MPH and can climb vertically from zero to 2,200 feet above the ground. During normal climbout, Jon climbs at an amazing 4,000 feet per minute! Fuel capacity on this aircraft is 28 gallons in a single main tank. Jon's fuel burn at  cruise is approximately 14.5 gallons per hour. During his airshow routine, Jon is burning approximately 23+ gallons per hour. The smoke you see behind Jon's airplane is created with special oil which is the same consistency as salad oil. This is stored in a 6 gallon smoke tank located under Jon's main fuel tank. The smoke oil is pumped to the aircraft exhaust via a standard automotive fuel pump.  Once the oil hits the hot exhaust pipes, it turns into smoke!  The oil does not catch on fire...normally. For travel, he uses two on-board GPS navigation systems, both providing a moving map display. One of the systems is a fixed mount and the secondary is a full color portable GPS with XM Weather radar and XM radio.  Jon likes the XM radio and weather, keeping him busy during some of the "long" flight legs. With the speed, agility, and on-board navigation systems, Jon can fly his Pitts Bi-Plane to any show in North America!!