One of the aerobatic acts on tap for this weekend’s Sound of Speed Airshow is the so-called “Shetterly Squadron,” a family of fliers with a passion, and a talent, for flight.

We spoke with Joe Shetterly, one-third of the “Shetterly Squadron.” Joe will join his father Greg and his brother Jeff Shetterly at the airshow at Rosecrans Airport this weekend.

“One of the folks that is very visually appealing to folks is when we take the three airplanes, that are very distinct in size, and shape, and sound, and color, and fly them in close formation,” Shetterly said in an interview. “We’ll be making multiple passes in front of the crowd in these airplanes that you normally would not see flying together, and certainly not very close together.”

Joe tells us his family perform at about 30 air shows each year, all together, but that all three only get together for about ten shows per year.

“We’ll fly solo and formation aerobatic routines,” he says, “and we’ll display both the capabilities of the pilots, and our long history of aviation experience, as well as the capabilities of the very diverse group of airplanes that we fly.”

The Sound of Speed Airshow takes off Saturday. The gates open at 11am, and the airshow runs from 2-5pm. Saturday will also feature a muscial concert featuring American Idol winner David Cook and country singer Danika Portz. The gates open on Sunday at 8am, with the airshow scheduled from 1-4pm.