Lead Pilot Bob “Spock” Ingle has an extensive flight background. After graduating from NC State he joined the Air Force and retired in 2009 as a Lieutenant Colonel after 22 years of service. He flew over 125 Combat Missions in both the A-10 Warthog during Operation Desert Storm and the F-15E during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Among his many medals, he holds the Defense and the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, four Meritorious Service Medals, nine Air Medals, five Aerial Achievement Medals, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Kuwait Liberation Medal. Bob is currently an F-15 academics and simulator instructor at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. He flies an RV-8A with the Bandit Flight Team, which he and his family built in their garage. He and his wife Missy have lived in Goldsboro, N.C. for over 20 years with their two daughters, Abigail and Mei Wen.

Andy is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and served as a fighter pilot flying the F-15. Andy was part of the initial test group converting the F-15 from strictly an air superiority mission and adding a ground attack role. The F-15 proved to be very capable for ground attack, and later the Air Force developed the “E” model Strike Eagle as a dedicated bomber. After his Air Force career, Andy attended N.C. State University and earned a PHD in engineering. Today he lives in Cary N.C. with his wife Macrela and works as an engineer.  He flies the RV 8 with the Bandit Flight Team.