A homecoming for Thunderbird No. 6
<p>Curtis autographs a brochure for a young fan during the Thunder Over The Valley air show at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, on May 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)</p>
<p>Maj's. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, Lead Solo and Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6, Opposing Solo, perform the Opposing Knife-Edge Pass during the 2014 Cannon Air Force Base Air Show and Open House. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)</p>
<p>Curtis waits to taxi for takeoff.</p>
<p>Curtis, a 1999 Flathead High School graduate, will fly next weekend as the Opposing Solo pilot for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at the Mountain Madness Air Show. (U.S. Air Force photo)</p>
<p>Maj. Jason Curtis flies his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Hill Air Force Base in Utah on June 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)</p>
Maj. Jason Curtis
<p>Maj's. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5, Lead Solo and Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6, Opposing Solo, performs one of their trademark maneuvers, the Reflection Pass during the practice show in preparation for the Inland Northwest Skyfest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)</p>
A career of flight for Kalispell’s Jason Curtis culminates in an air show in the Flathead Valley where he first learned to fly.