Our Acts

See Super Mario come to life​

Debuting in 1981, the Mario series has been running for more than a quarter of a century, and in its lifespan has released more than two hundred video games. It has been so popular and spawned lots of games off the original concept, such as Mario Karts. The Northern Aces have taken the game one step farther. Watch the karts race each other in the sky and root for your favorite. This is a blast. See them fly!

Some guy shows up at every air show we perform at and tries to cut the lawn, right in the middle of the show. We try to shag him off the field but his lawnmower has a different idea. Instead of cutting the grass, this lawnmower cuts up the air. Yup, this lawnmower really does fly. Several years ago it was featured in stories in national media.

Superheroes

Who doesn’t like Superman, or Iron Man? The Man of Steel makes an appearance at everyone of our air shows as does one of the Avengers superstar. Like the other specialty aircraft, creating Superman began with a couple of drawings, some on napkins. He was then assembled using the same pink foam used to insulate your home. Oops, there I did it again, gave away the secret. You could say that The Man of Steel is actually The Man of Foam.

Man in the Mirror

This is one of our newer acts and the crowd goes wild. Watch as one of our pilots flies his plane while watching it in a mirror held by another Northern Aces’ show team member. I know what you’re thinking, “Is this guy really doing this?” Well, you’re just going to have to see for yourself. Click on the image to see a video of the act.

Jets

These are made of foam, or wood, or fiberglass, and powered by electric motors that turn a fan unit somewhat similar to a turbine. You will see F-16s, F-15s, F-22s, B-2, and more. We Love Jets and are not afraid to mix it up by flying in tight formations like you see on the right. We laugh when that happens. It’s so much FUN!

Aerobatics

Smoke on! That’s what the pilots say when they turn on the smoke and let out in a friendly white cloud. Watch the aircraft do rolls, loops, fly upside down, and more. It’s like watching a thrill ride at Disney! We do this at every show with a variety of aircraft.

Surf’s Up, but be careful going into the water

Who says you have to be in California to surf? These “Surfer Dudes” must really like us because they follow us to every show. Well, if they’re surfing that means they are bait in the water and Jaws knows it.

World War I and II aircraft

Watch as we recreate sorties with our vintage WWI and WWII aircraft. You might see WWI aircraft such as an Albatros, Fokker, or Taube. For our WWII portion of the show, you will see Corsairs, Mustangs, AT-6’s, and T-28′s fly.

While it’s cool to see the aircraft fly, we take “cool” to a new level by adding pyrotechnics to the act. Watch as the planes do strafing and bombing runs. Listen for the booooooom!

Snoopy vs. The Red Baron

The kids love this act. It must be because of Snoopy from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz. He fought the Red Barron in “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown“, and “Merry Christmas Charlie Brown”. In addition, The Royal Guardsmen featured them in three songs. You know, piece on earth, good will toward men (women too). This brave pup takes to the air at every air show to fight off the bloody Red Barron.

Plus, Plus, Plus…..tons more fun from flying birds, to witches, to the Pink Panther, and a limbo contest. Kids love us and you will too!