We have the pleasure to host Hollywood stunt pilot, aerial coordinator and camera pilot Kevin LaRosa II, for the next Wichita Aero Club event on Tuesday, June 13th at Exploration Place. Kevin will share his incredible accomplishments within film including his work on the recent 2022 film, Top Gun: Maverick. Kevin will also be joined on stage by local and award-winning aviation photographer, Paul Bowen, for a discussion about Kevin's experiences and a Q&A with the audience.
The program will begin at 5:15 p.m. with heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks served following the presentation in the award-winning Design Build Fly exhibit.
Tickets are $75 for members, $85 for non-members, and $40 for students and interns. Limited tickets are available, so purchase your tickets today!
Special thanks to Exploration Place for serving as our venue sponsor for this event! Other sponsorships are available for this special event. Email info@wichitaaero.club for more information.
Event Agenda:
5:00 p.m. – Doors open
5:15 p.m. – Program begins in Kemper Theater
6:15 p.m. – Cocktail hour in the award-winning Design Build Fly exhibit. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks included.
7:30 p.m. – Event ends
About Kevin LaRosa II:
Kevin LaRosa II is a third-generation pilot and second-generation aerial coordinator and stunt pilot. From Iron Man to The Avengers and Transformers 5, LaRosa has piloted on an extraordinary list of film credits.
He started logging flight time at the early age of 14 and accumulated his ratings as quickly as he could. By the time he was 18, Kevin was a commercially rated helicopter and multi-engine fixed-wing pilot logging time in everything from King Airs to Hueys.
Today, he is an accomplished ATP-rated pilot in a multitude of fixed-wing and rotorcraft and works heavily in the motion picture and television industries worldwide coordinating and directing film sequences in the air and on the ground. LaRosa is a member of SAG and the Motion Picture Pilots Association and his latest work can be seen in Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick, Devotion and Creed III. For more info, visit www.K2LaRosa.com