The annual U.S. National Aerobatic Championships began with Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, September 28 in Salina Kansas. The championships end on Friday, October 3.
Record attendance this year! 113 pilots are vying for a championship title in five categories: Primary, Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced and Unlimited.

Follow all the details, scores, and LIVE video on the Nationals page: https://www.iac.org/nationals

From U.S. National Aerobatic Championships contest director Shad Coulson comes the official early September 2025 U.S. Nationals Update. Bulletin 2 contains all the general updates that competitors and competition attendees will need to know ahead of the big event. The 2025 U.S. Nationals Schedule of Events and Flight Schedule have also…

The IAC is deeply saddened at the news of a mid-air collision between an Extra aircraft and a Cessna on August 31st at the 2025 Kyle Scott Aerobatic Dust-up (formerly named the High Plains Hotpoxia) aerobatic contest in Fort Morgan,…

Fresh from Mike Ciliberti, leader of the Sequence Committee, are the 2026 Proposed Known Sequences, now available for member comment.  Please review all 2026 Proposed Known Sequences here. 

Note that member comments are due to Mike Ciliberti by October 1st, 2025.  Please submit any and all comments to Mike directly at…

A free aviation safety awareness seminar and training the weekend of September 18-21 is open for registration.  The event will be held at Scanlon Aviation at Gnoss field (KDVO) in Novato, CA. 

A free safety seminar will be held on September 18th at 7pm, and from September 19-21 there will be a hands on training clinic with Rich Stowell, master CFI and world renowned aerobatics instructor.  Topics include stall/spin accident scenarios and recovery, emergency maneuvers training, and more.  

Note that pre-registration is required for the hands training portion of the…