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Rule change proposals for the 2017 contest season are due by July 1, 2016.

You may submit your proposals online at https://www.iac.org/propose-rule-change (member login required), or by emailing to the Rules Committee Chair, Brian Howard, at bk@newattaero.com.

Be sure to provide a synopsis of the change, any current rule numbers that would be affected, your proposed new rule text, and the rationale for the proposal.

Dates for the 2017 US National Aerobatic Championships have now been set: 24-29 September 2017 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Oshkosh offers the best facilities for an aviation event in the world by virtue of its development over the last 45 years as the site for EAA AirVenture. IAC has invested heavily in upgrading its own pavilion there and it will serve as headquarters for the contest. The box will be over the airfield. Also being planned are other activities during the week such as evening social events at the EAA Nature Center and closing ceremonies and awards banquet…

IAC is sad to announce that Klein Gilhousen, a dedicated aerobatic pilot in both power and glider, and a former member of the IAC Board of Directors passed away on April 14th. Klein resided in Bozeman, Montana for 25 years and was one of the founders of QualComm. A successful businessman and brilliant engineer, he deeply loved aerobatics and its people. He also served as IAC's glider chairman for several years and flew in the World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Austria in 2007. He competed on several occasions in both power and glider at the US Nationals…

Preparations for the IAC's theme, " Grass Roots to the Top of the World", during EAA Air Venture will include a full roster of forums at the IAC Pavilion. The forums are scheduled daily from Tuesday, July 26 through Friday, July 26.

In keeping with the theme and the goal of promoting "grass roots" aerobatics, Michael Lents starts off the week with his forum on "Flying the Decathlon" and Dagmar Kress continues the theme with "Basic Elements of Aerobatics". On Thursday with a forum by Patty Wagstaff, six-time recipient of the "…

The following is an advance release of IAC President Mike Heuer's monthly column in Sport Aerobatics magazine for May. It describes the recent decision by the Board of Directors to move the US National Aerobatic Championships to Oshkosh in 2017:

"Since 1972, the United States National Aerobatic Championships has been held at what is now called the North Texas Regional Airport (KGYI). Up until 1971, the airfield was Perrin Air Force Base. After closing that year, it became the Grayson County Airport and first hosted the Nationals the following year.

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Reminder to submit candidates for the Annual Non-Flying Awards

Each year, the membership of the IAC nominates outstanding volunteers to be recognized for their contribution to the sport of aerobatics. This is an excellent opportunity to give recognition to an outstanding IAC member who spends their valuable time volunteering for the benefit of many.  Let's recognize our unsung heroes for 2015!

The award was conceived and donated by L. Paul Soucy of Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Soucy was one of the first members of IAC and the Board of Directors. His purpose was to recognize not only skilled pilots but also those who supported a minimum number of contests as well as the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. He died in 1971.

Congratulations to Kevin Elizondo who is recognized as the IAC competition pilot who achieved the highest percentage of points possible during the 2015 contest season by competing in three or more contests, one of which is the U.S. National Aerobatic…

The IAC Board of Directors will meet at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on 19-20 March 2016. The agenda package for the meeting can be found here:

https://www.iac.org/meeting-docs

Member log-in is required to access these pages. Additional documents will be added to this page for download as reports come in from our various volunteers.

Judges training is moving into the 21st century!   The Introduction to Aerobatic Judging course day 1 content is now available on YouTube!  The course is broken down into segments, listed below.  Each segment is a video that presents PowerPoint slides.   Some slides contain video illustrating a topic.

For each video segment, there is a quiz on the IAC web site that may be accessed through the Judges Exams page.

The presentations are great preparation for attending a 2016 Introduction to Aerobatic Judging school.  The presentations will also be appearing on the IAC web site in…