Performance description
Known for fresh, lively, knowledge-based commentary, Danny is one of America’s most popular air show announcers. In the course of his career, he has entertained millions of attendees at air shows throughout North America. Sponsoring organizations have long relied on Danny’s professionalism and credibility. He repeatedly puts on performances that thrill audiences and keep them coming back year after year
Background
When most youngsters were building model aircraft, Danny Clisham was already involved in the real thing. Growing up in the world of loops rolls and spins made him a natural in the modern-day air show business. Danny pursued an aviation career shortly after graduation from high school by first purchasing a Piper Cub and then soloing. Having successfully achieved his boyhood dream, he became a professional pilot for a major airline. As a career airline pilot, Danny set and has broken world-class
speed records. While an American Airlines captain, he set a new speed record of just under 600 miles per hour. These records are officially sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association, the United States representative of world record keeper Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris. Currently, Danny is one of a small corps of test pilots hand-picked for
Participation in a Boeing 747 supertanker project.
Awards
Danny has more awards and honors than any other announcer in the history of air shows, including the Clifford Henderson Award, the ICAS Sword of Excellence, the Art Scholl Showmanship Award, the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship, Honorary Canadian Forces Snowbird, and the ICAS Foundation Air Show Hall of Fame.