[t6dpilot]

Kyle Franklin, son of the infamous airshow pilot and consummate showman, Jimmy Franklin. Sadly, Jimmy and Bobby Younkin lost their lives in a midair collision at an airshow some years ago. Among two of the BEST stick and rudder pilots I have ever seen perform. Matt Younkin, Bobby's son, now performs in the family Twin Beech. Search YouTube for him - he has some great in cockpit video. Kyle married, Amanda Younkin, who was his wing walker. They had an engine failure a few years ago and she died as a result of her injuries. Poor guy has had a lot of pain in his young life. The apples don't fall far from the tree in the case of Kyle and Matt - inherited the stick and rudder gene from their fathers. They just performed at AirVenture and were fantastic as usual.