Art Scholl

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The Hangar Oct 23, 2026

Art Scholl, the Super Chipmunk, and the Flat Spin Over the Pacific That Ended the Best Aerobatic Career Hollywood Ever Hired

Art Scholl was the best aerobatic pilot of his generation - his death filming Top Gun on September 16, 1985 left four quiet words in the credits.

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The Hangar Jul 24, 2026

Art Scholl, the Pennzoil Special Super Chipmunk, and the Flying Professor Who Turned the Inverted Flat Spin Into an Art Form

How professor Art Scholl turned a gentle de Havilland Chipmunk into the Pennzoil Super Chipmunk and mastered the inverted flat spin.

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The Hangar Apr 23, 2026

Art Scholl and the final inverted spin that the cameras never stopped rolling on

Art Scholl, one of the greatest aerobatic pilots in history, died filming a flat spin sequence for Top Gun in 1985.

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