Jessy Panzer
Aviatrix Extraordinaire
Jessy Panzer began her love for airplanes probably before she could even say the word “fuselage”. Born into an aviation family, Jessy was the oldest daughter of Mr. Ray Panzer; a corporate pilot who chose Lincoln Nebraska as the place to start his family and pursue his flying career. When Jessy was 6, the Panzer Family moved to Colorado Springs, where Mr. Panzer had taken a corporate flying job. Ray Panzer’s career was cut short, but his love of airplanes and of aviation lived on through his lovely 7 year old Daughter.
In 1997 Jessy officially began her quest for a life in the skies when she attended Embry Riddle University in Prescott Arizona. She excelled and quickly became a Flight Instructor, graduating with her Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Science in 2001. Jessy then landed a job in Colorado Springs, her hometown and the place her Mom Paula and Sister Jenny still call home. Flight instructing for the United States Air Force Academy Cadets gave Jes an incredible flying job in her own backyard.
The Mile High City wasn’t high enough for Jessy. She left Colorado Springs for Lincoln Nebraska, her Dad’s old stomping grounds. Mr. Harry Barr, a great friend of the Panzer Family, gave Jessy the opportunity to learn aerobatics, while pursuing her corporate career flying Air Ambulance and Charter in King Airs and Citations.
Jessy flew her first competition in Kansas City, KS in the year 2000, and her first airshow in Fairmont, NE in 2003. Again she excelled quickly and in 2004 Jessy qualified to race at the Reno National Championship Air Races, in the Formula One Class.
Preparation met opportunity when, in 2005, Jessy was invited to be mentored by Sean D. Tucker, Bill Stein, and Mr. Wayne Handley on the “Stars of Tomorrow” Aerobatic Flight Team. Along with her team mates, Jessy became a bright shining star on the airshow circuit, building experience while performing in airshows all over the Country which included Pittsburgh, PA, Dayton, OH, and the largest, and one of the most prestigious airshows in the World, Oshkosh, WI.
