Bryan Jensen, pilot of “The Beast”, has had an obsession with flying as far back as he can remember. Growing up on a farm in rural Iowa, Bryan spent many hours dreaming and trying figure out how to make his dream of flying a reality.  At the age of 13, Bryan received his first flying lesson. From that day on, Bryan was even more obsessed with flying and was soon hired at the local airport to take care of “anything that needed to be done”. His payment? Flying lessons! One of Bryan’s most memorable aviation experiences was soloing 3 different aircraft the morning on his 16th birthday. This was about the time Bryan saw his first airshow flown by a pilot in a Pitts Special biplane. The internal exhilaration felt by watching this show was another turning point in Bryan’s life. After graduating from High School, Bryan earned his Commercial Pilot’s Certificate along with an Instrument rating. Looking for a college to further his aviation education, he enrolled in the University of North Dakota’s aviation college. There he quickly became a certified flight instructor and started to teach flying during his freshman year along with adding new certificates and ratings of his own. In the mid 1990’s, Bryan finally got the chance to fly some “real” aerobatics when he purchased an Acro Sport II biplane and joined a local IAC chapter. Soon he was flying aerobatic contests and having a ball. His he quest for bigger and better aerobatic mounts started, and within the next 10 years, Bryan had flown a number of aerobatic aircraft including the Christen Eagle, Laser 200, Pitts S1S, and Extra 300L. All of them are great aircraft. However, the thought of having an aircraft with 1:1 or greater thrust to weight ratio was intriguing to Bryan. Today, Bryan is flying for a Major airline and has over 21,000 hours of flight time. You can find him in the Captain’s seat of a Delta A320 jet when not flying The Beast. The Beast is an impressive biplane and is delighting airshow crowds across the country. Once you see, hear and feel it, you’ll understand why! Come and see Bryan Jensen and The Beast at the 2010 Duluth Airshow! Read about other performers: · Fagen Fighters · Thunderbirds · Tora Tora Tora