Suzanne Asbury-Oliver ( née Asbury; born c. 1958) is an American and, with her husband, Steven Oliver, became America's only husband and wife professional skywriting and aerobatic team. [1] [2] [3] Asbury-Oliver aviated for PepsiCo [4] and now has her own skywriting company, Olivers Flying Circus. [5] [6] She estimated that in a typical year, she writes 500 sky messages in over 150 locations nationwide. [1] [2]
Suzanne Asbury was born in Forest Grove, Oregon. [7] She began flying gliders at 14. By 15, she flew her first solo mission. [7]
Around age 18, she was a professional aviator and had already earned her powered-aircraft instrument rating, commercial certificate, flight instructor and instrument-flight instructor certificates, and a multiengine rating. She had become an aviation professional and begun skywriting for Pepsi in the 1980s. She obtained an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certification.[ when?] [8] She later married Steven Oliver, with whom she went into skywriting as a team.