Bryan Jensen

Bryan Jensen has had an obsession with flying as far back as he can remember.  Growing up on a farm in Iowa, Bryan spent many hours with his thoughts and eyes fixated towards the sky.Bryan found a $5 “Learn to Fly” coupon in a local newspaper and convinced his parents to drive him to the local airport and cash it in.  So at the age of 13, Bryan received his first flying lesson for $5. One of Bryan’s most memorable aviation experiences was soloing 3 different aircraft the morning on his 16th birthday. Later that day, he received his driver’s license. It was about this time Bryan saw his first air show flown in a Pitts Special biplane. The internal exhilaration felt by watching this show was a huge turning point in Bryan’s life.

Bryan graduated from UND and after flying for several commuter airlines, Bryan was hired by a Major airline at the age of 23. Bryan has since flown numerous types of large and small aircraft including the Convair 580, DC9, MD80, Boeing 727, Airbus 320 and Boeing 747-400.  Several mergers later, Bryan is still flying for a Major airline and has over 23,000 hours of flight time.  You can find him in the Captain’s seat of a Delta 747-400 when not flying “The Beast”.

Bryan has been flying aerobatics for 17 years. All during this time, the quest for bigger and better aerobatic aircraft intrigued him. After flying the Christen Eagle, Laser 200, Pitts S1S, and Extra 300L, the thought of having an aircraft with a 1:1 or greater thrust to weight ratio was intriguing to Bryan.  One thing led to another, and before long the “Beast” was developed, making it the only piston powered biplane on air show circuit with a thrust to weight ration greater than 1:1!
This impressive biplane will delight and astound grounds this summer at the Kansas City Air Show.