Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team pilot Dave Monroe of Crystal Lake, Ill., performs a landing break over the Gary-Chicago Airport in a Romanian-built Yak-52TW aircraft during a demonstration flight for the Gary South Shore Air Show, Friday, July 6, 2012. The team is one of several aerobatic groups performing in this weekend’s air show held at Marquette Park Beach. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Pilot Jack Knutson flies his Extra 300 past the sun during the twilight show of the Gary South Shore Air Show held at Marquette Beach in Gary, Ind., Friday, July 6, 2012. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Pilot Jack Knutson flies his Extra 300 past spectators gathered along the Lake Michigan shoreline during the twilight show of the Gary South Shore Air Show held at Marquette Beach in Gary, Ind., Friday, July 6, 2012. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Crowds gather along the Lake Michigan shoreline during the twilight show of the Gary South Shore Air Show held at Marquette Beach in Gary, Ind., Friday, July 6, 2012. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Pilot Dave Dacy and wing walker Tony Kazian perform a low pass during the twilight show of the Gary South Shore Air Show held at Marquette Beach in Gary, Ind., Friday, July 6, 2012. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team pilot Dave Monroe of Crystal Lake, Ill., flies a Romanian-built Yak-52TW aircraft in formation over Lake Michigan near Whiting, Ind., during a demonstration flight for the Gary South Shore Air Show, Friday, July 6, 2012. The team is one of several aerobatic groups performing in this weekend’s air show held at Marquette Park Beach. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team pilot Paul Hornick of Poplar Grove, Ill., pulls a Romanian-built Yak-52TW aircraft through a loop over Lake Michigan near Whiting, Ind., during a demonstration flight for the Gary South Shore Air Show, Friday, July 6, 2012. The team is one of several aerobatic groups performing in this weekend’s air show held at Marquette Park Beach. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team pilot Paul Hornick of Poplar Grove, Ill., flies a Romanian-built Yak-52TW aircraft in formation on approach to the Gary-Chicago Airport in Gary, Ind., during a demonstration flight for the Gary South Shore Air Show, Friday, July 6, 2012. The team is one of several aerobatic groups performing in this weekend’s air show held at Marquette Park Beach. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team pilot Dave Monroe of Crystal Lake, Ill., performs a loop over Lake Michigan near Whiting, Ind., in a Romanian-built Yak-52TW aircraft during a demonstration flight for the Gary South Shore Air Show, Friday, July 6, 2012. The team is one of several aerobatic groups performing in this weekend’s air show held at Marquette Park Beach. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team pilot Paul Hornick of Poplar Grove, Ill., rolls a Romanian-built Yak-52TW aircraft to the left over Lake Michigan near Whiting, Ind., during a demonstration flight for the Gary South Shore Air Show, Friday, July 6, 2012. The team is one of several aerobatic groups performing in this weekend’s air show held at Marquette Park Beach. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media

A red star decorates the tail of a Romanian-built Yak-52TW aircraft belonging to the Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team on the ramp at the Gary-Chicago Airport in Gary, Ind., Friday, July 6, 2012. The team is one of several aerobatic groups performing in this weekend’s air show held at Marquette Park Beach. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media