Posts Tagged ‘tom cassells’

Zhengzhou Pyro Air Show
Posted In: Air show, News

Over Easter 2018 the Global Stars performed formation displays and solo gyroscopic shows over the 5 day period then when dusk came took to the skies again for the pyro show.  The team is the first and only 4 ship fully aerobatic pyro team in the World. Others will follow quite quickly no doubt!  The […]

The Global Stars team – pilot magazine 2017

The Global Stars Words and images by Keith Wilson Over the last thirty years, I have been lucky enough to fly alongside and photograph the amazing talent that is Mark Jefferies – with him flying everything from a Bucker Jungmann, Pitts, Laser, Yak-52, Yak-11, along with a variety of aerobatic designs from Walter Extra. The […]

Avalon Air Show Heros of the Sky 2015 with the Awesome Global Stars
Posted In: Air show, News

2nd March, final day back to Perth. Port Perie overnight with a taxi at 9 am will allow us to do the last 1200+nm to Jandakot, Perth. We had refueled the night before so it was a simple task of taking the a/c from the old WW2 T2 hangar, load baggage and fire up. Departing […]

Do you want to be an Air Show Pilot?
Posted In: Aerobatics, Air show, News

Air Show Pilot – Do you have what it takes? Would you like to be a professional air show pilot? Someone who thrives on the cheers of the crowd below? Well, it’s not that easy. Here’s an inside look at what it takes to be a professional air show pilot, and the challenges and risks […]

Global Stars team go to Zhuhai China

The Global Stars four aircraft formation team of Extras are booked to display in Zhuhai,  China on May 18th. The team pilots consist of Tom Cassells, Leader, John Taylor as number nr 2 (right side) Mark Jefferies nr 3 and Chris Burkett nr 4 in box. The display will last 16 minuets with various elements […]

UK pilots wow the crowds at ‘India Aviation’ air show finale
Mark Jefferies & Tom Cassells at India Aviation air display - Hyderabad

The U.K. aerobatic duo steals Hyderabad air show… On their maiden visit to India, daredevil aerobatic pilots Mark Jefferies and Tom Cassells had a close shave that petrified them. No, it was not a technical snag or coordination problem, but a birds. During their show at the ongoing India Aviation 2014 here, they came as […]

Mark Jefferies and Tom Cassells form the Global Stars aerobatic team.
Posted In: Air Display, News
tom cassells & mark jefferies - Global Stars Air Display

Mark Jefferies – with Tom Cassells, both multiple British Champions; form the Global Stars aerobatic team. The Global Stars team provide two aircraft formation air displays or solo displays. ABARTH Cars UK is supporting Mark Jefferies Air Displays in 2010, 2011 & 2012 along with V.I.T. who are providing support with camera equipment and transmitters […]

Mark Jefferies takes overall win and the Nathaniel Alony Trophy 2009
Posted In: Aerobatics, News
Mark Jefferies - Tom Cassells - Competition Aerobatics

First contest flight in the UK with the Extra 330SC results in a WIN ! Tom’s Free Programme was hot off the press – drawn in the contest office (pre-agreed with the Scoring Director) that morning. Both Tom and Mark were at an early stage of working-up their free programmes for WAC and were still […]

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