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IAC Judges start their year by passing the Revalidation & Currency Exam.  The 2018 R&C Exam may be found by selecting "Programs", then "Judges", then "Exams".  This year the exam includes video in questions.  Please let each video load and then watch carefully and critically as one figure of the flying from the 2017 Nationals is presented.

Passing score is 80%.  The exam is best done with a copy of the IAC Official Contest Rules open.  Since no major rules changes affecting figure grading are implemented for 2018, this year's R&C Exam can be done with the 2017 rulebook…

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%)

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…

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…

Citing personal health issues, IAC President Mike Heuer has announced he plans to step down from the IAC presidency no later than March 19th, 2018. Mike has served as IAC President since the summer of 2014 and was also the club's leader from 1981 to 1990. He has served in virtually all IAC officer and director positions since the club was founded in 1970 and carries IAC membership number 4. His father, Bob Heuer was the first President of the organization and Mike has devoted much of his adult life to volunteer positions within the organization.

Mike plans to continue his work as…

By a majority vote of the IAC Board of Directors in a special meeting on Wednesday, December 6th, the decision was to return the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 2018. The dates for the championships will be Saturday, September 22 to Friday, September 28. The Contest Director was also appointed by the Board and will be John Smutny, IAC #25010, of Auburn, Washington. John directed the 2013 Nationals in Texas.

Jack J. Pelton, Chairman and CEO of EAA has pledged full support of the event and has pledged to the Board of Directors personally that the issues…

All Unknown sequences from the 2017 contest season are now online, along with the 2018 Known sequences.

Please visit https://www.iac.org/sequences (member login required)