by Taylor Mershon, IAC 442603

Now that the dust has settled from the high-energy excitement of the 2025 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, the IAC would like to extend a huge ‘Thank You!” to the aerobatic community who gathered in Salina, KS, to volunteer and collaborate with one another to make this contest a reality—and a great success! Throughout the past year, Contest Director Shad Coulson has poured an incredible amount of time and energy into the creation of this event’s positive, safety-focused, and community-oriented atmosphere. Hundreds of IAC volunteers filled…

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…