No one rolled and tumbled an airplane like Sean D. Tucker.
For more than 40 years, this renowned aerobatic pilot has thrilled air show audiences by sharing his passion for flight. Starting his career as cropduster, Tucker learned aerobatics to feel more comfortable in the cockpit. He ultimately earned numerous accolades as an aerobatic pilot,…
Annually you will see a familiar call for IAC member participation on foundational programs that govern all IAC sanctioned contests. This year, Sequence Committee Chair Michael Ciliberti and Rules Committee Chair Barrett Hines sent out the same appeal to IAC members in the July/August time frame for rule change proposals and known sequences.
Once sequences were received, they were sent out to the membership for a 30-day comment period. The submissions were reviewed by the sequence committee, Mike prepared a report with recommendations to the IAC board of directors at the IAC fall…
Read moreby Jim Bourke, IAC 434151
The IAC fall board meeting was held November 11-12 in the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Committee Appointments
• Ballot Certification Chair: Doug Jenkins appointed.
• Sequence Chair: Resignation of Mike Ciliberti accepted, Rob Holland appointed.
• Executive Committee: Dagmar Kress, Craig Gifford appointed.
• 2023 AirVenture Chair: Jordan Ashley appointed
… Read moreAt the IAC fall board meeting November 11-12, Rob Holland was named as the 2023 Sequence Program Committee Chair after a unanimous vote from the board.
Rob assumed the duties of sequence chair upon confirmation. One of the jobs of the sequence chair is to provide Unknowns to regional contests. If you would like more information about the committee or would like to submit Unknown sequences for 2023, please contact Rob at aerialadvantage [at] gmail.com.…
Read moreAt the IAC fall board meeting, November 11-12, Jordan Ashley was confirmed unanimously as 2023 AirVenture Chairman. This will be Jordan's second year as AirVenture Chairman. Jordan marks 2023 as his 28th year at AirVenture and 15th year as a volunteer.
"AirVenture 2022 was what I would consider a resounding success. This was a year of trying many new things, growing the volunteer base by several hundred percent and seeing one of the largest turnouts of aircraft that we have had in years. Thanks to generous sponsorship funding, we were able to try a host of new initiatives aimed at…
Read moreThe Board of Directors met last night (Oct 20, 2022) and set the dates for the 2023 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships.
Practice and contest dates will be Thursday, 21 September to Saturday, 30 September 2023.
Mike Heuer was appointed 2023 Nationals Contest Director.
This is a reminder that the deadline of October 26 is quickly approaching to send in your comments on the 2023 rule proposals.
The submission deadline for IAC members to propose changes to the IAC Official Contest Rules for the 2023 contest season was July 1st. These proposals have now been compiled by IAC Rules Chair Barrett Hines. A total of 27 proposals from the membership were received. A PDF with all of the rule proposals is available for download below. Although organized some to assist with their evaluation, these are listed essentially in the order received…
Read moreRob Holland, IAC 27724, of Nashua, New Hampshire, continued his dominance of the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships last week, sweeping to his 11th unlimited category title in the competition at Salina, Kansas. In the final results posted from the championships, International Aerobatic Club president Jim Bourke IAC 434151 placed second in the unlimited category, with Goody Thomas IAC 23015 finishing third.
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