Brad Morehouse - A True Aviation Sportsman and Jet Air Race Pilot

Brad Morehouse flew his L-39 into the aviation historyturbulence was too much for the aircraft to stay
books and he flew as if flying was all that mattered.aloft and that ended the life of a true aviation air
Brad lived his life on the edge when racing and livedracer and enthusiast, lover of life and jet air race
every minute of it to extreme. He and his team, airpilot.
race "Jet Class" team aimed to be the top contenderBrad was from Wyoming and loved to fly, his race
at the 2007 Reno Air Races, unfortunately as in allteam had worked hard to prepare for the race and
high risk sports complications had arisen when a jetwas no longer novice to the Reno Air Races. Brad
crossed his path and he flew the jet wash at anwas well-known in aviation circles from Oshkosh
incredible speed.Wisconsin to Reno, Nevada. It was a sad day at the
His aircraft rolled right and left as he attempted to2007 Reno Air Races and the Jet Races are
recover, and for a split second it appeared he hadspectacular to watch, although after that it did not
leveled the wings and recovered and then theseem quite as worthwhile, as aviation lost one of its
aircraft pitched down to the left, departed from flightown. What a truly wonderful individual he was, but
and hit the desert turf at near top racing speed; 400aviation history will not forget him.
to 500 knots, he was killed instantly. The wake