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February 5, 2020

Friends and family will be remembering Mark Nowosielski and celebrating his life and friendships on Saturday Feb 8, 2020 at Leeward Air Ranch (FD04) Red Barn, Ocala, Florida. Rain or shine. Details are below and will be updated as they come together.

Schedule · Saturday, February 8, 2020

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Arrivals

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Memorial ceremony and flyover (field closed to arrivals and departures)

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Open mic remembrances

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Food, drink and…

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January 28, 2020

IAC Collegiate Program Chair, Jordan Ashley, offers his congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Collegiate Championships. The collegiate eagle trophies will be presented to the recipients at the IAC Member Gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at AirVenture on Friday, July 24, 2020. The results of the championships have been verified and are as follows:

Team Championships:

1st: MSU - Denver reclaimed first place from UND with a total score of 6571.92 out of 7650 possible points /  85.91%

2nd:UND - with a total score of 5818.65 out of 7050 possible points /  82.53%

3rd:…

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January 27, 2020

With deep sadness we share the news of the sudden passing of Mark Nowosielski, IAC #433174, of Ocala, Florida, and Steve Andelin, IAC 17485 of Newport Beach, California.

Mark Nowosielski was a member of IAC 89 and scheduled to be this year’s contest director for the Snowbird Classic in Williston, Florida. He started in aviation when his father purchased a share in a Cessna 182, which he soloed at 16. After earning his degree at Embry-Riddle, Mark served as a flight instructor and flew regionally before landing a job with a major commercial carrier.…

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January 23, 2020
EAA announced through a webinar on January 15th that they are now offering free websites to all EAA, IAC, Vintage and Warbirds chapters. You can view the webinar in the EAA archives; Chapter Websites - A New Offering.
 
As Charlie Becker, Director of Chapters, Communities * Homebuilt Community Manager, mentions at the beginning of the video EAA did offer free websites previously (about 10 years ago), but the roll out wasn't very  widespread and some chapters knew nothing about it until a…
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January 21, 2020
The 2020 edition of the IAC Rule Book is now available to members at: https://www.iac.org/download-contest-rules. A summary of all of the 2020 Approved Rules Proposals can be found at the bottom of the Contest Rules page.
 
Lead by IAC Membership Chair, Jim Bourke, the IAC Rule Book working group has released the 2020 IAC rule book!  The 2020 rule change proposals accepted by the board at the 2019 fall meeting are incorporated in the new book as well as comments received during the member…
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January 20, 2020

January 20, 2020

Together with her father, Dick Swanson, Sara Arnold regularly participates in the International Aerobatic Club, the world’s largest aerobatic club. Dick has been a competitor for many years, starting in a Citabria in 1983. The pair fly an American Champion Super Decathlon and are the only known father-daughter duo currently competing in regional and national IAC contests.

Sara had an idea for a Decathlon specific medallion when she was reminded of a retired trophy that originated early in the IAC history, which was presented to the highest scoring competitor…

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January 17, 2020
January 17, 2020

At a meeting earlier today the IAC Board of Directors approved the glider known programs submitted by Sequence Chair, Mike Lents.
 
Mike has been working with the Known Sequence Committee members and individual glider pilots to forumlate the sequence.s…
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January 13, 2020
Notes from the 2019 IAC Fall Board Meeting

The IAC Board of Directors met in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on November 6th and 7th for the annual Fall Board Meeting. The board had 55 agenda items to review, discuss, and make some decisions on. All documents are on the IAC website here for our members: https://www.iac.org/meeting-docs (member log in required)

Because of the hefty agenda to get through in two days, the Board met again by teleconference a week later and wrapped up the remaining agenda items. These are the bullet…

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January 9, 2020

Hello, IAC members, it is time to nominate our 2020 slate of officers and directors. Nominating petitions are due by April 10, so don't delay. Voting will be done electronically on the IAC website, beginning June 24, voting ends on July 21, 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 24, 2020.

Positions to be filled are President, Secretary, and three Directors. Directors are elected "at large", not by region, and are then assigned a region after they're elected. If you…

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January 4, 2020

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…

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