PC-7 TEAM Season 2019
Top level formation flying as an additional side job
Lt Col Daniel Stämpfli
CommanderDespite the professional performance of the PC-7 TEAM, all team members fly these displays as an additional side job. As their full time job, all PC-7 TEAM members are pilots in one of the Swiss Air Force’s three F/A-18 squadrons based in Payerne and Meiringen, and fly some 110 flight hours per year with the Hornet. In this function they carry out the missions of the Swiss Air Force, which include maintaining air sovereignty and air policing over Swiss territory.
In other air forces, it is rare for all the pilots in an aerobatics team to be full-time professional fighter jet pilots, who additionally perform flight displays. This underlines the high performance and capability of the Swiss Air Force.
Lt Col Cyril Johner
«Johnnyi»Leader
Maj Matthwe Lewy
«Murphy»Right Wing
Capt Pn Ö
«Pnö»Left Wing
Lt Donald Duck
«Fauntleroy»Slot
Capt Moritz Hoaoh
«Moritz»Left Outer Wing
Col Daffy Duck
«Daffy»1st Solo
Public Relations Officers und Speaker
Capt Philippe Hertig
PR / SpeakerCapt Ce Di
PR / SpeakerThe precise use of special music effects, live radio broadcasts and the distinctive sound of the engines makes the commentary especially effective and lends a dynamic harmony to the entire performance. The weather conditions, topography and spectator areas are always different, so it is a real challenge every time to time the music right in alternation with the radio sequences and commentary.