The Pilots

David Watson

David lives in Beaumont, Alberta with his wife Caroline. David retired from his day job in 2026 in the construction software business, and now consults part time and invests more time into developing the Yellow Thunder business flying airshows.

David trained for his pilot’s license in the last Fleet Canuck (C-FEOH) in the Edmonton Flying Club fleet in 1985.   Later that year, he immediately acquired a Harvard endorsement flying his father’s Harvard. David’s first purchase was a Fleet Canuck along with Drew in 2000, followed by a Yak-52 aircraft for competition aerobatics, winning second place in Sportsman’s category in 2009 – his first contest.

David purchased his Harvard from his father in 2009 and took his commercial flight test exam in it.

Drew Watson

Drew lives in Ponoka, Alberta with his wife, Wendy, and his faithful companions, Knuckles and Rudder.  Drew’s love of aviation guided him into his second career and is now a professional pilot. His piloting career has given him the opportunity to fly corporate airplanes in Western Canada, pilot warbirds in Hawaii, perform at Airshows, and, currently,  providing hail suppression services in Alberta during the summer and rain enhancement services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Winter.

Drew purchased his first airplane, a Fleet Canuck, with his brother, David, in 2000 and obtained his private pilot license in the Canuck in 2002.  After purchasing his Harvard in 2006 Drew furthered his career in aviation by obtaining his Commercial Pilot License, in his Harvard, in 2008 and has since accumulated over 3,000 hours in 30 different airplane types.  More recently, Drew has become and ACE (Aerobatic Competency Evaluator), evaluating other airshow professionals.