Extra Aerobatic Planes Founder and CEO Walter Extra announced today the formation of Extra USA based at the DeLand Airport (KDED), in DeLand, Florida. Extra USA’s mission out of the Deland facility will be to provide factory authorized support for spares and maintenance to all North America Extra aircraft owners. Additionally, all new Extra models of aircraft bound for North America will be received at DeLand and checked out by factory authorized staff for delivery. Extra has been building the world’s finest aerobatic aircraft for more than 40 years and the United States is one of the…
Read moreSeptember 21, 2022
MT Propeller has requested the FAA issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) with the goal of locating and updating the small number of propellers that have not yet had MT SB 30 accomplished.
This only affects a very small population of selected MT prop manufactured between late 2013 and 2014. These props may contain lag bolts in the blade roots from a run that did not meet the standards demanded by MT-Propeller.
If your MT Prop s/n is between 13XXXX and 14XXXX, you need to check the SB 30.pdf document to see if your prop s/n is included. See attached below on this page.
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Read moreSeptember 16, 2022
For the 2022 US Nationals Scoring, we’re requesting PDF copies of Freestyles, the same as for Regional’s. We will be preparing our scoring system in advance, and this saves time on site if we can get as many Free Programs loaded as possible before the start of Nationals. Hard copies are still primary, however soft copies will assist us in clipboard preparation.
Please don’t forget, nor hesitate, to resubmit if there are any subsequent changes. Submit via the instructions below.
Thanks,
‘Bwana’ Bob Buckley
Castle Rock, CO
719-277-…
Read moreSeptember 12, 2022
Each year, the membership of the International Aerobatic Club nominates outstanding volunteers to be recognized for their contributions to the sport of aerobatics. The award winners are selected by a secret ballot of the IAC Board of Directors.
The award recipients were recognized at the IAC Annual Member Meeting and dinner at 2022 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Please congratulate the following IAC members for their contributions to the aerobatic community.
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Read moreSeptember 9, 2022
This past week there was much discussion online regarding the surprising decision that the Riverside, California FSDO personnel would be performing ramp checks for inspector training during the Redlands Aerobatic Contest, hosted by IAC chapter 26. The FSDO also interpreted verbiage in the Certificate of Waiver to include verifying Flight Review currency at the contest.
The IAC Government Relations Chair John Smutny had numerous discussions with the Riverside FSDO and the regional representative of the FAA's National Aviation Events Program prior to the contest to clarify the…
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