Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Mayor, Dave Carlsrud says a few people have asked him about the aerobatic performances taking place north of town.   He says, Valley city is one of only two North Dakota communities to have an “Aerobatic Box” where these performances can be seen.

An Aerobatic Box is 2.5 miles wide & deep with a 10,000-foot ceiling north of our airport. Recently Aerobatic Competency Examiners, “ACE Pilots”, from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were here to certify aerobatic performance these pilots can perform. Specific performances are certified for this year’s air shows around the country.

He pointed out that, the two planes seen are the only ones in the nation, at this point, having jet engines in addition to the prop engines.

He added that Valley City area residents are of the very few who can see such planes and performances from our own homes. Enjoy them.