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Page 1 of 3 He has worked with so many famous people through the years that someone once called him the “Forrest Gump” of aviation. He is or has been on a first name basis with literally hundreds of celebrities from the fields of business, politics, sports and of course, show business.
He is 70 percent crackerjack pilot with over 15,000 hours in almost 300 different types of aircraft. He is 70 percent creative moviemaker with dozens of screen credits. He is 70 percent father and family man. He is 70 percent entertainer and storyteller. He is 70 percent adventurer. He is 70 percent free kid inside. If all this exceeds the 100 percent we each are allotted, so be it. We’re talking about Corkey Fornof.
Aviation legends are not supposed to be like this. Aviation legends are walking, talking egos—part death-defying god and part movie star, unmatched by mere mortals in any arena, and unapproachable to all but a selected few.
Meet Corkey and in five minutes you will feel you must have grown up together. He is all the things mentioned above wrapped in a package labeled “Gentleman”. In short, he is one of us, but with an outstanding pedigree.
 Always comfortable low to the ground, Corkey splits the difference between two semi-trucks in his BD5J.
Consider:
When Corkey was a youngster he kept company with the original seven astronauts, the Blue Angels and other renowned aviation dignitaries.
As a teen he regularly flew to air shows in a P-51, sitting behind the legendary Bob Hoover.
His first solo came after 5.7 hours of instruction in an SNJ he had personally restored.
He flew his first air show as a featured performer slotted between his father, Bill Fornof (a legend in his own right) and Bob Hoover. The announcer for his act was Frank Borman, leader of the first team of American astronauts to circle the moon. Can you say “pressure”?
He became the youngest Cadillac dealer in history at age 26.
He flew over 2,600 low-level aerobatic demonstrations in eight different types of aircraft before age 40.
He has served as Aerial Coordinator, Stunt Pilot, Consultant, etc. in scores of movies, including the famous “BD5J flies through the Hangar scene” as James Bond.
He has worked with so many famous people through the years that someone once called him the “Forrest Gump” of aviation. He is or has been on a first name basis with literally hundreds of celebrities from the fields of business, politics, sports and of course, show business.
 Corkey and his father, Bill “horsing around with the Blue Angels.
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