Aerobatics pilot Patty Wagstaff was born in St. Louis, Missouri September 11, 1951. She was raised in Japan where her father was a Japan Airlines 747 captain. Patty learned to fly in Alaska where she had moved in 1978. By 1985, she was skilled enough to qualify as a member of the U.S. Aerobatics Team. Since establishing her home in Tucson, Arizona in 1985, she has based her aerobatics operations at nearby Avra Valley Airport. She has flown airshows and competitions throughout the United States, Canada, South America, England, Switzerland, and France.