Testimonials

 

An e-mail received on April 5, 2005:

Dear Manfred,

A while back I had the chance to see a couple of your performances when you were out here in Colorado.

I was very taken!

I have been to quite a few air shows as either a spectator, connected with an exhibit, or as part of the staff; and your act with the glider REALLY stands out as one of the best!

The combination of the music, the graceful lines drawn by the glider with its smoke, and the contrast to the other acts which become hard to distinguish from one another, all stand out favorably in my memory.

Thanks for the opportunity to witness grace in the sky.

Sincerely,

Nick Gurin

Colorado Springs, Colorado

An e-mail received on July 31, 2002 from Vernon Muche:

Thank you, thank you thank you!!  I was at Oshkosh on 7/26 and saw your performance - it was awesome; so graceful, so peaceful, a total feeling of freedom and relaxing.

My jaw just dropped with your finale.  It reminded me of seeing Bob Hoover's finale in the Aero Commander with his demonstration of "Inertial Management," you rang everything out of it to the maximum.

You could not have picked a better piece of music for your performance. The two of you worked so well together.  I'm trying to remember the name of the music, but it escapes me.  Could you help me out there please.

Best wishes in the future and keep on thrilling them!!

Again, thank you, thank you, thank you.

An e-mail received on December 2, 2005:

Mr. Radius,

I was a spectator at the Sheppard airshow.  Just wanted to let you know that I thought your portion of the show was amazing.  Certainly my favorite. Thanks for coming.

Steve Smith

Burkburnett, TX

USAviator magazine, January 1995:

...He is absolutely incredible; a truly phenomenal presence in the airshow biz. Very highly recommended.

Stephen Coonts in his bestseller The Cannibal Queen:

..., and we were treated to the most spectacular flying exhibition I have ever witnessed.

...The silent crowd watched, mesmerized.

...His mastery of his craft was total, his exhibition a tour de force.

Air show producer Tom Southern's letter of July 17, 2000 to Manfred: 

Dear Manfred,   

I wish that I had words to express my gratitude for your doing the Great Texas Balloon Race adequately. Your performances during the air show and at night were truly spectacular. The night show was a great way to cap off the balloon glow. The OOOOHs and AAAAAHs of the audience during the performance and the applause they gave you after the performance really showed the audience loved the performance.

I have to say that the "Ultimate" is truly that. The inverted ribbon cut was a great way to end the air show and had the effect on the audience that I knew it would.

I really appreciate your truly professional attitude and detailed briefings before the show. That helped all of us give you what you needed to make your performance not only successful but also safe. 

Feel free to use me as a reference. I'll be happy to tell any air show producer that he is crazy not to use you in his next air show. Your act is the special touch most air show producers are looking for and if they saw your act one time, they would put you in their show without question. I thoroughly enjoyed our time together during this show. I wish it had been cooler.  

Sincerely, 

T. M. Southern      

Michael Small about Manfred's 1997 night performance near Melbourne, Australia: