Frequently Asked Questions

What Can I Expect at an Airshow?
What is Pole Holding?
What Should I Wear to an Airshow?
What Should I Bring to an Airshow?
What Should I Not Bring to an Airshow?
What Are Smart Ideas for an Airshow?
Who Should I Contact with Questions?
Can I Read Some Previous Guest Comments?

What Can I Expect at an Airshow?
Chalet shows offer exclusive access to meet with Sean D. Tucker, the famous aerobatic pilot of the Oracle Challenger Plane. The Oracle VIP Chalet will provide you an exclusive shaded area to eat and relax, for maximum viewing of the air show demonstrations. There will be a continental breakfast, full catered lunch, and afternoon snacks with an array of beverage choices. A full time host will be available for special requests.

Performance-only shows offer general VIP tickets into the Airshow VIP tent to enjoy ideal flight line viewing of the aerial demonstrations. The VIP tent includes lunch and an array of beverage choices.

What is Pole Holding? Towards the end of Sean D. Tucker's 15-minute Power Aerobatic routine, we will take 12 brave (or unsuspecting) volunteers and place them on the runway over which Sean is flying. They will be split into three groups of four people; the groups will be spaced 750-feet apart. The runway will be exactly 500-feet in front of the crowd. Once at their locations, each group will raise a set of 20-foot high aluminum poles that have a colored ribbon stretched between them, approx. 60-feet wide. Sean will first dive down at over 215 mph and stop the Oracle Challenger's descent 5-feet above the runway. He will take aim at the first ribbon and actually fly underneath it. He will immediately pull up into a maneuver known as the Triple-Avalanche, an inside loop with three snap rolls on top. As he completes the maneuver, he will again accelerate to well over 200 mph and then fly underneath the remaining two ribbons. Shortly after that, he will return to actually slice all three ribbons using the giant 3-bladed composite propeller on the Oracle Challenger. If that wasn't hard enough to do, he is going to do it in three different flight altitudes! He will once again dive toward the first ribbon, stopping the descent 15-feet above the runway at 215 mph. He will immediately roll the aircraft into right knife-edge flight, his lower wingtip now barely 8-feet above the runway. He slices through the first ribbon and instantly rolls the aircraft 180 degrees to left knife-edge flight and cuts ribbon number two. Finally, he rolls inverted and shreds the third and final ribbon. Just another day in the office for Sean D. Tucker! Prior to heading out onto the runway, all of our volunteer Poleholders will be thoroughly briefed by a member of our Team. A Team member will supervise each group as they perform their Poleholding duties. Once the show is over and the volunteers have returned to the briefing location, the poles will be put away and each Poleholder will receive a pin proclaiming them to be members of the "International Poleholder's Union."

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What Should I Wear to an Airshow?
Beach Shows
Sandals
Beach attire
Bathing suit
Something special for Sean D. Tucker to sign

Airport Shows
Good walking shoes (There will be lots to see on the tarmac)
Jacket (It sometimes gets windy on the flight line)
Comfortable and casual clothes
Something special for Sean D. Tucker to sign

What Should I Bring to an Airshow?
Camera
Film
Beach towel (Beach shows only)
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Binoculars
Photo ID (For adults only)

What Should I Not Bring to an Airshow?
Chairs
Coolers
Can/Glass/Bottles
Alcohol
Pets
Tents
Bikes
Skateboards
Beach umbrellas (We have them onsite)

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What Are Smart Ideas for an Airshow?
Check the airshow website for exact directions and more details. The airshow Website links are located on schedule section, on www.oracle.com/teamoracle. Check the weather before coming; it can change quickly and airports tend to have high winds.

Who Should I Contact with Questions?
For registration questions, contact Robin North at robin.north@oracle.com. For general airshow questions, contact Lyndi Taylor at lyndi.taylor@teamoracle.com.

Can I Read Some Previous Guest Comments?
"Thanks you for the outstanding hospitality and unique experience this past weekend. If Oracle's sponsorship goal for Team Oracle is to associate itself with values and capabilities such as precision, top-end performance, perfection in execution, and expanding the performance envelope, then I must say that all Team Oracle members delivered 100% on that objective and more. The whole day was thrilling, professionally conducted, and first-class in every respect!"
- Mark Eberly, Global Information Systems Director, Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.

"Awesome day with spectacular aerobatics display - privileged to be an official Team Oracle Poleholder."
- Rob Windsor, VP, ATM Corporation of America

"Great family event. Awesome! Oracle does it 1st class. Thank you very much."
- Nelson Arcoraci, Group Manager Computer Operations and IT Architecture, Welch's

"I think this is an awesome way for Oracle to show their customers appreciation. This makes us feel truly like part of their team! Thank you Oracle and thank you to our sales rep!"
- Donna Martin, Oracle Administrator, Atrium Medical Group

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