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December 18, 2019

In mid-December, U.S. Advanced Aerobatic Team Captain, Jeff Petrocelli contacted Mike Heuer to let him know of the team pilots’ nomination for him to serve as the team’s manager. Although he had the team manager position on his “bucket list” of things to do in aerobatics, he was pleased and surprised to get the call.

Mike brings considerable FAI and CIVA experience to the table, which our teams strongly need to be successful. They require an experienced advocate on the championships site who knows the rules as well as all the personnel involved. Mike has…

Nationals to be held in Salina, Kansas, 20-25 September 2020 and Duncan Koerbel approved as contest director

At the IAC's Fall Board Meeting, November 6-7, 2019, the location and dates of the 2020 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships and contest director were approved by the IAC Board of Directors. The championships will return to Salina, Kansas September 20-25,2020 and Duncan Koerbel IAC #437649 was approved as the Contest Director.  Duncan served as the assistant contest director at the 2019 Nationals and was recommended highly by Ron Schreck board member and 2019  Nationals…

*Sportsman through Unlimited 2020 Knowns are now posted on the IAC website: Member Login required: https://www.iac.org/sequences

*The 2019 Primary sequence will be used for 2020.

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Stephen Kurtzahn will be joining the EAA/IAC team on Monday, October 28th as the new IAC Executive Director.  Steve will have responsibility over all IAC operations; including managing events such as the IAC presence at AirVenture and the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. In the role, he will enjoy interacting with the IAC Board of Directors and building support for the IAC membership and IAC chapters while continuing to grow the relationship between IAC and EAA.

 Steve is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, but has also lived in California, Washington, North Carolina and…

INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB HALL OF FAME - Colonel John C. Morrissey (USAF Retired), IAC 3238

John Morrissey has been selected by the IAC Hall of Fame committee and the Board of Directors to be inducted into the International Aerobatic Hall of Fame. The official ceremonies will take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Thursday, November 7, 2019.

In 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri, John Morrissey made his first solo in a Luscombe, sealing his passion for aviation. Within three years, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, a week following his…

The official contest video for every flight of every competitor in the 2019 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships has been posted. Thank you to Forrest Fox Productions for the videography and editing.

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Its been a great week in Salina, Kansas! So many people to thank and so much fun had by all!

The big news - congratulations to Rob Holland on his accomplishment of becoming the U.S. National Unlimited Aerobatic Champion for the ninth time! All scores can be found on the website; Power: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/678 Glider:https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/695.

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