January 10, 2018

IAC Collegiate Program Chairman, Jordan Ashley, would like to congratulate and thank all participants in the 2017 competition. Results from the 2017 IAC Collegiate Competition are calculated for both team and individual categories.

The top performing teams are as follows:

1. Metropolitan State University of Denver (84.92%)

2. University of North Dakota (83.62%)

3. United States Air Force Academy (82.25%)

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January 8, 2018
IAC will be observing the 25th anniversary of the test flight of the DR-107 “One Design” this year at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh as well as the 45th anniversary of the first flight of the “Acro Sport” - Paul Poberezny’s eighth design at EAA AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh.
IAC President Mike Heuer flies the prototype "Super Acro Sport" back in the 1970's.
The DR-107 was designed by Dan Rihn, IAC #3836 of Seal Beach, California. Dan’s concept was to create an airplane…
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January 5, 2018

IAC extends its congratulations to Shaun Brautigan who is recognized as the IAC competition pilot who achieved the highest percentage of points possible during the 2017 contest season. The criteria for the award is that a pilot must compete in three or more contests, one of which must be the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. The trophy will be awarded to Shaun during the IAC Gathering of Members dinner on Friday night, July 27th, in the Nature Center at EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

In the 2017 contest season, Shaun flew in a staggering total of nine contests. He placed…

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January 5, 2018
We are sorry to report that Mary Gaffaney, one of the world’s greatest aerobatic pilots, passed away in December at the age of 91. 
 
Mary Gaffaney followed in the footsteps of Betty Skelton, Caro Bayley, and Joyce Case in bringing attention to the Pitts Special. Mary was very "special" in the fact that she was the first American woman to win the Women's World Aerobatic Champion title after the WAC was first organized in 1960.
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January 5, 2018

The final scores are in for the 2017 regional series competition. One hundred and seven (107) pilots successfully competed at three or more contests needed to qualify for the series. Sixty-three of those competitors placed in the top three in their category for their respective region.

Since the March 2002 Board of Directors meeting, an IAC Regional Championship Series format was officially approved and has been awarded annually. To be eligible, a pilot must fly at least three contests during the year…

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