Happening NOW! - the Mark Fullerton Memorial Bear Creek Bash in Rome, Georgia (Southeast Region) and the Lone Star Aerobatic Championship in Sherman Texas (South Central Region)! Top-placing participants in each Region must fly in at least 3 IAC sanctioned contest during the year to qualify for the Regional Series annual award.
The Mark Fullerton Memorial contest is the third in the Southeast region. Current Standings (with two contests completed) show the following leaders;…
Read moreIn this month's EAA Hangar Flying, Mike Gallaway IAC 23924 was featured today. The piece originally ran in the April 2021 issue of Sport Aviation magazine. Read all about Mike, who is our current CIVA representative at inspire.eaa.org/2021/05/05/volunteer-spotlight-mike-gallaway.
Mike is the contest director for the Lone Star Aerobatic Championship coming up…
Read moreIt is with great sadness that IAC chapter 88 Michigan shared the news of David E. "Dave" McKenzie's, IAC 2032, passing. "Our sympathy goes out to Nancy, his son Mike and family," said Hugo Ritzenthaler IAC 88 Vice President.
"Dave was instrumental in getting chapter 88 started," said Hugo. From a brief history of the chapter, Hugo pointed to Dave's efforts in the 1970s: In the early years the chapter held a series of flying meetings at various local airports in order to gain publicity and new members... We offered aero instruction in 15 and 30 minute segments at the meeting in a…
Read moreThe 2021 contest season is coming back in full force! 28 contests has been scheduled and recently two more were added to the contest calendar - Super D Tango and SoCal Surprise bringing the total scheduled contests up to 30.
IAC chapter 24 has confirmed the Super D Tango is scheduled to continue with their tradition of a one-day contest in Akroville, Texas on Saturday, July 10th. This is a one-type of airplane, one category contest where no one has any airplane or category advantage over another! It truly lets all pilots compete against each other on a level playing field! It…
Read moreIn an interview with NEWS12 KXII Studios in Sherman, Texas, IAC member David Valear said, "We do a practice day once a month (at the North Texas Regional Airport in Sherman) all of us are competitive aerobatic pilots and we are coaching each other to help become the very best we can be at aerobatics." See the full article at: International Aerobatic Club practicing for regional competition in May (kxii.com)
The next contest up for David will be the Early Bird in…
Read moreDirector/Officer Nominations Sought
Hello, IAC members, it is time to nominate our 2021 slate of officers and directors. Nominating petitions are due THIS FRIDAY, April 16. Voting will be done electronically on the IAC website, beginning June 30. Voting ends on July 27; results will be announced. New officers and directors will be installed at the close of the IAC Annual Membership Meeting at AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 30, 2021.
Positions to be filled are Vice President, Treasurer, and four Directors. Directors are elected "at large", not…
Read morePRESS RELEASE
Oshkosh, Wisconsin – April 9, 2021: National Aerobatics Day will debut on Saturday, June 26 as announced by Jim Bourke, President of the International Aerobatics Club (IAC) in March. Since that time many aviation leaders have expressed much enthusiasm for the new celebratory day.
“Aerobatics is another way to improve your overall stick and rudder skills. It is a natural extension to upset training that is often encouraged by plane manufactures and insurance companies,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman and CEO.
“When I got my private…
Read moreCongratulations to the contest organizers of the Estrella Classic Glider Aerobatic Championship and the Snowbird Classic - IAC Open Championship East for two successful contests completed on the last weekend of March.
"It started off sour with IFR and low ceilings the week before the contest. Severe weather surrounded Florida with strong tornadic weather creating unparalleled damage and flooding in the southeast," Hector Ramirez Assistant Contest Director reported to IAC Chapter 89 members prior to their first pre-contest practice day. " To my surprise there…
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