Pilot and reporter: Their dance in the sky

Originally published: May 24, 2012 9:25 PM
Updated: May 24, 2012 10:05 PM
By TANIA LOPEZ tania.lopez@newsday.com

Photo credit: Mario Gonzalez | Newsday reporter Tania Lopez aboard a two-seat, single-wing stunt plane flown by veteran stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker. (May 24, 2012)

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Editor's note: Newsday reporter Tania Lopez had a thrilling taste of this weekend's air show, flying over the Atlantic with famed stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker. He calls it dancing in the sky.

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"We all fly in our dreams, even if you don't remember it," he said. "For me, I have...

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