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RANDY HENDERSON
 The Kid from CottonPatch launched his
aerobatic career by executing his first barrel roll at 5,000 feet --
with his eyes closed! Just a few years later, Randy won the very first
contest he flew in the Texas T-Cart. He's the star of our show, a
well-known aerobatic performer who now has a number of regional,
national and international titles to his credit. They include:
2000 Sporty's Formula One National Aerobatics
Champion
1999 Sporty's Formula
One National Aerobatics Champion
1988 International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Intermediate U.S. National
Champion
1987 IAC Intermediate Texas State Champion
1986 IAC Intermediate International Champion
1986 and 1987 IAC Lone Star Regional Champion
The Texas T-Cart driver
earned his private pilot's license during the two years he spent
stationed in England as a medic in the U.S. Air Force. During that time,
he began skydiving as well, and made 24 parachute jumps. Randy later
began his professional career flying DC-3 freighter planes with only 380
hours of flight time under his belt. In just three years, he logged
3,000 hours in the air -- and survived thirteen engine failures as he
worked his way up to Captain. Since January 1979, Randy has been a pilot
for Southwest Airlines. He became their youngest Boeing 737 Captain ever
when he upgraded less than three years later. But our National
Champion's favorite pastime is flying good ol' grassroots
aerobatics in his homebuilt Texas
T-Cart!
DIANA (DI) HENDERSON
 Randy's wife, Di, is the Texas T-Cart Crew Chief (interpret that as go-fer). But
her more famous role is as the multilingual lady announcer and business
manager for Texas
T-Cart Airshows. Since 1986, Di Henderson’s commentary has entertained audiences from Albuquerque to Victoria, including those attending Sun ‘N’ Fun and Oshkosh.
She has also been actively involved in industry leadership,
and previously served in various positions on the
Board of Directors of the Central Region Council of Air Shows (CRCAS), a
former subdivision of the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS). Di has also won a few titles of her own.
She was the first runner-up in the 1989 Mrs. Experimental Aircraft
Association Beauty Pageant, and was also selected as one of the
Outstanding Young Women of America for 1991.
Jedidiah Duane
(JD) Henderson
Jedidiah joined the T-Cart crew on July 24, 2003.
Weighing in at 7lbs - 12oz, Jedidiah was named as a tribute to Randy's
mentor and the Henderson's good friend, aviation legend Duane Cole.
He attended his first airshow shortly after.
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