Craig "2B" Wilcox

Craig "Two Blade" but shortened to "2B" Wilcox grew up in Raytown and graduated from Raytown High School in 1973.  After attending MU-Columbia, 2B served in the US Air Force in Arizona, Idaho, England, New Mexico and North Carolina.  He logged 3300 hours of fighter time flying the F-111 Aardvark and F-15E Strike Eagle, including a combat tour during Desert Storm.  After retirement Craig joined Southwest Airlines, where he has worked for the past 20 years.  2B moved back to Kansas City in 2006 and now lives in Smithville.  Craig is an ATP-rated 737 Captain, CFII, and FFI Check Pilot.  He purchased his White, Blue, and Red RV-8 in 2015.  He initially felt humbled while earning his tailwheel rating, even after 35+ years as a Pilot.  However, now he feels at home in his RV-8 and tucked in a formation with KC Flight.  In addition to his RV, Craig also flies formation in his Beech Bonanza with the local BeechNutz Formation team, his formation training business and has accumulated over 20,000 hours of total flight time.  He has been married to his wife Sheila for over 40 years and they have two adult children and two grandsons.  His other "RV' is just a very large camper on wheels -- boring!