Against the backdrop of sky, the silhouette emerges - graceful, stunning, artistic. Stunt-wingwalker, Margaret Stivers, and pilot, Hartley Folstad, entertain and amaze audiences with a combination of balance, finesse, precision and sport. Together they are the Silver Wings Wingwalking Team performing in airshows and featured in national and international documentaries, films, movies, and commercials.
Their goals are to:
Preserve tradition
Pursue excellence
Inspire generations
Honor our troops and veterans
Dreams are accomplished one small step at a time.
Silver Wings
Wingwalking
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Many thanks to Monique DeLong for all her support and for sending us her Miramar photos.
Wingwalking* is a mentally deliberate action where muscles react faster than thought.
It is seconds of movement where each second is backed by years of practice allowing the brain to be mentally unflustered.
It is not a risk but a calculated dedication to exploring a sport in an extreme environment and through extensive actual experience discovering one’s own style and sculpting it into an art.
For the Silver Wings Wingwalking Team it is a partnership and synchronization between pilot and wingwalker.
What is wingwalking?
*As defined by Silver Wings Wingwalking Team, one of the most experienced wingwalking teams in the world.
