Organizers Notes
The intent of these notes are to address the general IAC membership on the organizational aspects of the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. The intent is to publish a Bulletin once each month starting in January to inform members of progress leading up to our National Contest in September. Please feel free to contact the CD for any suggestions or comments.
This page will also serve as a call for help in various positions that may need to be filled, funds that may be needed and any other general "please help us issues".
Register for Nationals!
Aug 22, 2017
If YOU, any of your family members, your coach, your girlfirend, are attending the Nationals - to compete, to volunteer to watch or whatever - the contest organizers need names - as soon as possible - If you are driving in you can pick up your credentials at the EAA Museum, if you are flying in you can pick up your wristband at registration. This is a requirement to enter through the security gates onto EAA AirVenture grounds. If you are a pre-registered competitor or volunteer your name is on the Competitor and Volunteer list on this website and requires no further follow up from you. See the Competitor and Volunteer list at: https://www.iac.org/2017-us-nationals-registrations. Scroll down for a list of Observers.
Email Contest Director, Gary Debaun - B747Inst@aol.com
Air-Ground Radios Needed
Aug 11, 2017
My plan for air-ground radios has fell thru - asking for people to bring their extra radios to the contest (with charges) let me know if you can bring one
Looking for GATER or similar vehicle
August 9,2017
We are looking for a GATER or similiar vehicle to tow gliders to and from the glider staging area. If any IAC Member in the Oshkosh Area can help us out we would appreciate it. Contact the CD.
Practice Slots are filled.
Following are the assigned practice slots for September 22 and 23; (updated 8/15/2017)
22 Sept
0730 Stan Burks
0740 Pablo Branco
0750 Jason Noll
0800 Jeff Petrocelli
0810 GLIDER
0820 Ben Rose
0830 Kevin Elizondo
0840 Mario Mena
0850 Paul Funk
0900 David Prather
0910 GLIDER
0920 Shaun Brautigan
0930 Jerry Reidinger
0940 Robert Dumovic
0950 Galen Killam
1000 Chris Magon
1010 GLIDER
1020 Stan Moye
1030 Bill Gordon
1040 David Underwood
1050 Mike Lents
1100 Alex Tally
1110 GLIDER
1120 Gerry Molidor
1130 Mark Budd Jr
1140 Steve Fiegel
1150 James Jacobson
1200 Adam Messenheimer
1210 GLIDER
1220 Chris Combs
1230 Mark Budd Sr
1240 Mike Forney
1250 Jeff Nelson
1300 Hugo Ritzenthaler
1310 GLIDER
1320 Jason Flood
1330 David Taylor
1340 Doug Sowder
1350 Cory Johnson
1400 Brent Smith
1410 GLIDER
1420 Mathieu Barbin
1430 AJ Wilder
1440 Grant Nielson
1450 Larry Macon
1500 Krysta Paradis
1510 GLIDER
1520 Anthony Oshingua
1530 Tony Davila
1540 Yuichi Takagi
1550 John Shavinsky
1600 Adam Cope
1610 GLIDER
1620 Mike Tryggvason
1630 Dave Scott
1640 Doug Sowder
1650 Rob Holland
1700 Jim Bourke
1710 GLIDER
1720 Cameron Grossl
1730 OPEN
23 Sept
0730 GLIDER
0740 Larry Ernewein
0750 Goody Thomas
0800 Marty Flournoy
0810 Foster Bachschmidt
0820 Dan Unger
0830 Johnny Wacker
0840 GLIDER
0850 Angelo Cillaroto
0900 Andy Ernewein
0910 Luke Penner
0920 Justin Hickson
0930 Arron McCartin
No flights after 0940 as we prepare for the Group Photo.
Twitter Text Updates for 2017 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships
June 29,2017
From your cell phone send a text reading: Follow @USNAcro - Send text to this number:40404
If you set this up at last years Nationals and have been receiving texts since then you do not need to do this set up process again. This does NOT set up a twitter account for you, this ONLY allows the U.S. Aerobatic Nationals Twitter Page to send you a text with news/updates that are posted on the page. We urge everyone to sign up for these text messages, this will be extremely useful to get all updates/changes to you pertaining to the contest. The sooner you do this set up process the sooner you will be up to date on news/ changes/ scheduling for the Contest.
Civilian Glider Pilots - Deadline
Practice Slots
May 2017
As of May 10, Here are the practice slots:
22 Sept
0730 OPEN
0740 OPEN
0750 OPEN
0800 Goody Thomas
0810 GLIDER
0820 OPEN
0830 Kevin Elizondo
0840 OPEN
0850 OPEN
0900 Don Hartmann
0910 GLIDER
0920 OPEN
0930 Jerry Reidinger
0940 OPEN
0950 OPEN
1000 Chris Magon
1010 GLIDER
1020 OPEN
1030 Bill Gordon
1040 OPEN
1050 OPEN
1100 OPEN
1110 GLIDER
1120 OPEN
1130 OPEN
1140 OPEN
1150 OPEN
1200 OPEN
1210 GLIDER
1220 OPEN
1230 OPEN
1240 OPEN
1250 OPEN
1300 Hugo Ritzenthaler
1310 GLIDER
1320 OPEN
1330 OPEN
1340 OPEN
1350 OPEN
1400 Brent Smith
1410 GLIDER
1420 OPEN
1430 AJ Wilder
1440 OPEN
1450 OPEN
1500 OPEN
1510 GLIDER
1520 OPEN
1530 Tony Davila
1540 Yuichi Takagi
1550 OPEN
1600 David Prather
1610 GLIDER
1620 OPEN
1630 OPEN
1640 OPEN
1650 OPEN
1700 OPEN
1710 GLIDER
1720 OPEN
1730 OPEN
23 Sept
0730 GLIDER
0740 OPEN
0750 OPEN
0800 Marty Flournoy
0810 Foster Bachschmidt
0820 OPEN
0830 OPEN
0840 GLIDER
0850 Mike Ciliberti
0900 Andy Ernewein
0910 Luke Penner
0920 Justin (Batman) Hickson
0930 Arron McCartin.
No flights after 0940 as we prepare for the Group Photo.
April 2017
Practice Slots
Submitted by Gary DeBaun on Tues, 2017-04-18 10:58am
We are having a few issues with the new registration pages... I know some of you are asking about "Practice Slots”.
Our practice days are: 20, 21, 22, from 0730 - 1730 and on the 23rd from 0730-0930. The 20th and 21st is open practice - for a time slot you will see the box monitor for a slot.
For practice on the 22nd and 23nd you will pick a slot when you pre-register... however, I am not sure yet if that option will be available this year - SO... call me at 612-810-6783 or email me at B747Inst at aol.com and reserve thru me... if the registration page works I will transfer your slot time to it.
March 2017
Practice September 20/21 - Boxmaster Needed
Submitted by Gary DeBaun
If you are planning on coming early and practicing in the box - September 20/21 are "unofficial" practice days... the box will be open, first come, first served. However, before you fly in the box, you must sign the waiver, get a technical inspection and find yourself a BOX MONITOR. No practice flights in the box will be allowed withoug a box monitor.... make your plans accordanly. If anyone would like to volunteer to be Box monitor for the 20/21 practice please notify the CD.
Looking for Sponsors to fund daily Volunteer Lunches
As we do every year, we are looking for sponsors to fund our Volunteer Lunches (45 lunches per day). If you would like to sponsor one day of lunches for our hard-working volunteers, you can do so for $250.00. You will get your name on the Sponsor Banners and a shout-out at the opening cerimonies - and some other goodies (to be determined). Email me if you are interested - B747Inst [at] aol.com
Trailers at the U.S. Nationals
If you plan on bringing (or renting) a trailer/motorhome to the U.S. Nationals this year, we will be using Audry's Park. The fee is $25.00 per night for full hook-ups. Please contact Jill Schumacher (EAA Campground Manager) at 920-426-6134 to reserve your spot. Payment will also be made thru Jill.
If you want to rent a trailer/motorhome you will have to contact the local trailer/motorhome rentals in OSH (I believe there are three of them) - I have checked prices and you would be looking at around $1000 for the week, depending on what unit you want.
Handheld Radios Needed
Once again, we are soliciting folks for hand-held radio transceivers for use at the Nationals. We need 8 total. There will be a sign in/out form this year to better control the use of these radios. If you bring one (or two) for us to use, please also bring their chargers. At the end of the day we will sign them all back in and make sure they are charged for the next day. Chris DeBaun will be in charge of monitoring the radios this year. They will not be lost. Email me if you can supply us a hand-held transceiver radio.. B747Inst [at] aol.com
Pilots - KOSH does NOT have an LAOA like KYGI. Therefore, there is no unofficial practice days. The waiver does not come into play until WED September 20. Official practice days are Wed, Sept 20, Thursday Sept 21 and Friday, September 22. You may also practice on SAT September 23 until 10:30am. Practice slot signups will be on a first come-first serve basis WED and THRU. Friday and Saturday will be handled via the Pre-registration site (not up yet) on our website.
Approximate location of the aerobatic box at KOSH.
JULY 1 is the deadline to contact me (the CD) at B747Inst [at] aol.com - if you are planning on flying the 2017 Nationals. So far we have no takers. I am not going to expend any efforts on finding a tow pilot/tow plane this year unless I get some commitments by JULY 1. Over & Out.