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Show i , 1 - V I r - J J r. The problem that plagued vvheelchaij-bound visitors to Layton City Hall last year is still evident in 1989. J ! t Crews have once again found the handicapped parking space a convenient resting place for mountains .-JiLLi .'of snow from the parWng tot,, ,J;:-, . . . . : : : : : Daredevil flyer from Davis County Hosking stars in movies and on TV rBy GARY R. BLODGETT . -- --, - BOUNTIFUL Craig Hosking, the Bountiful man who lands his airplane upside down,, is now in show business in Hollywood. 1 - "I love aerobatic flying, but performing per-forming in the movies and on national television is my first love. the past few years and is a performer perfor-mer and coordinator for the movies in which he appears. His list of movie and television performances include ' 'War . and Remembrance,' in which he flew an ' advanced trainer (AT-6) converted to a torpedo plane; "Revenge," in which he flew his own double-winged double-winged Pitts aircraft five to 10 feei ; since becoming the first person ever 1 to land an airplane upside down. Craig's life nearly came to an end in August 1986 when he crashed his Pitts stunt plane during an aerial exhibition at Salt Lake Airport No. 2. . "I remember the crash well," "he said. "I had just passed the stands flying upside down when the engine A ..... . . . ...... . : Craig refers to show business as being a "real kick," while trying to . perform the stunts that writers and directors sometimes want accom- ' plished. He referred to the upcoming stunt of flying an aircraft, into the rear ; door r of a C-130 military cargo plane. Can that really bf done? . i "Not really," he said. "But it i will certainly look real just like many of the shots in 'Top Gun,' ni'War and Remembrance'; and others. oth-ers. They are stunt shots made to look real.". ' In addition to -receiving the coveted Art Scholl Memorial Award, Craig has also been induc-ted induc-ted into the Stuntman Hall of Fame and is a member of the elite International Interna-tional Stunt Association. Craig and his wife, Nikki, and family have been spending the holi- : days with the Hosking family in - Bountiful. His parents' business of a new restaurant in Cancun, Mexico," Mex-ico," was severely damaged by Hurricane Hur-ricane Gilbert They are constructing construct-ing a small mall and marina and . when that is completed, Craig's ( dad. Bob, a veteran helicopter pilot, plans to join his son in a father-son aerial show. The act will be billed as'Double Take." . V - ' . r . ' ' . :- l-H ' Bountiful's Craig Hosking will be featured on "Incredible Sunday" this week at 6 p.m. on ' V "' Chapnel 4. Craig has received national attention for his aerial stunts which include landing land-ing upside down in his highly modified Pitts S2B.- r ' ! . It's just fascinating." he said. , ' .y Craig still performs in aerobatic, shows around the world and last I " , month received the coveted ,Art Scholl Award as the top aerial stunt I performer in the world "This is a . very prestigious award, a coveted ' " v . Tionor to receive " Oaig said. ,.. v ' f ; He will be featured next Sunday A - on "Incredible Sunday" - for-' merly "That's Incredible V -at 6 -f p.m. on Channel 4, . ; " . - Craig has served as a coordinator . ! for this national television show for - . I,1..1, . . .,..:,. j ... ' ,w . ..f ... ,. ...... r , ,m ..,., ir ,, ,. . . . off the ground for outstanding photography; pho-tography; and such television shows as "Falcon Crest" "Murder, She Wrote," "High Risk," "Desert ' -, Rats," and several others. i . "But my most enjoyable task in . the movie industry is to teach Clint ; Eastwood how to fly a helicopter and do aerial camera work," said Craig. "We have become close ? , friends and it's great just being ". around him." -t Craig has been one of the coun-' coun-' try's most notable aerial stuntmen - t J. -.. L, , , . . suddenly quit as I gave it power to pull up. At that instant I had no choice but to ride it intrj the ground". . Craig still does a fair amount of aircraft aerobatic performing, but ,. not nearly as much as in past years because of his fulltime job with .movies and television. , "1 work five days a week at the . studio and then perform in aerial show on weekends," he said. "U still gives me an opportunity to perform per-form before the public." , . |