On Thursday, July 28, the IAC was notified by FAA in Washington of the publication of FAA policy N 8900.372 which extends a long-term Aerobatic Practice Area (LT APA) from 24 months to 36 months. This is very good news and is the result of the work of our Government Relations Committee and in particular Bill Finagin and Wayne Roberts. Sue Gardner, FAA’s national airshow coordinator, provided the document to to the IAC on Thursday.

A copy of N8900_372 LT APA 36 month is attached…

This morning, July 29, 2016, at the IAC Annual Meeting in the IAC Pavilion at AirVenture, the 2016 election results were announced. Ballot Certification Chair, DJ Molny, certified the following results:

President
  √ Michael Heuer (319 votes)

Secretary
  √ Lynn Bowes (319 votes)

Board of Directors (3 open seats)
  √…

IAC Gathering of Members takes pace tonight at the EAA Nature Center, 6:00-8:00pm. New this year, during the gathering the 2015 Annual Non-Flying Award Recipients will be presented with plaques for the Kathy Jaffe Award, Frank Price Cup, Harold Neumann Trophy, Robert L. Heuer Award and the Curtis Pitts Memorial.

Join us at the IAC Pavilion for the forums on Friday, July 29.

8:30-9:45am       IAC Annual Meeting

10:00-11:15am  Airshow Adventures - Debbie Gary

11:30-12:45pm  A Look into the World of Airshows - Skip Stewart

Join us at the IAC Pavilion for the forums on Thursday, July 28, 2016;

8:30-9:45am      Getting Your Head Around Unusual Attitude Recoveries - Billy Werth 
10:00-11:15am  Life Looks Better Upside Down - Patty Wagstaff
11:30-12:45pm  Five Tools for Taming a Taildragger - Greg Koontz

Billy Werth will start off the morning with his
forum titled, "Getting Your Head Around Unusual
Attitude Recoveries".

With over 8,000 hours of flight in 20 different
aircraft and over 900 hours teaching folks how
to fly upside-down he will have a…

Join us at the IAC Pavilion for the forums on Wednesday, July 27;

8:30-9:45am       Which Acro Bird is Best for You - Budd Davisson
10:00-11:15am   RV Aerobatics - Ron Schreck
11:30-12:45pm   Spins: From Top to Bottom - Michael Church

Budd Davisson starts the morning off describing

which Acro Bird is Best for You.  Budd has 43 years and

over 5,500 hours of dual-given just in the pattern teaching

people to master the Pitts on the ground and in the air.

He's flown over three hundred different types…