Maj. Taylor "FEMA" Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, is a Berks County native. He began his journey to the cockpit of the Fighting Falcon at Reading Regional Airport. U.S.

This weekend's STCU Over-the-River Air Show at Water Follies features an elite group of pilots in impressive, roaring aircraft. The show is daily from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

When Maj. Taylor Hiester was 9 years old, his mother surprised him with a trip to Reading Regional Airport. She didn’t tell him that the visit would bring him inside the cockpit of one of America’s ...