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By Jordan Ashley, IAC AirVenture Chairman

Linda Hamer, IAC 7223 of Peru, Illinois passed peacefully at home July 6. A celebration of life service will be August 6 at Trinity United Church of Christ in LaSalle.

Linda was born in Peru on November 10, 1940, to Milton and Berth (Shoffner) Couleter. Linda married Gerald Hamer on April 1, 1961.  She was a leader as a real estate professional in the Illinois River Valley. She passionately embraced activities she enjoyed most; flying being foremost. She owned and operated one of the first flight schools at the Peru Regional Airport, Aerial Enterprises, Inc.

Linda became an…

The initial schedule for the 2022 U.S. National Aerobatic Championship has been posted here: www.iac.org/nationals-2022-schedule.  The schedule is subject to change for delays created by weather, so it will be updated onsite during the competition.

In addition to the flight schedule itself, included are times and dates to sign up for unreserved practice slots, tech inspection hours, and hours of registration and volunteer signups.…

At long last, the 2022 Regional Judge Exam is available on the IAC web site (member login required). 

If you prefer to work the test on paper, there's also a printable PDF version. Once you've finished, you'll need to input your answers using the online exam.

I'd like to thank the early adopters who helped me "tune up" the test questions and answers: Dylan Beal, Dale Faust, Matthew Schulz,…

Interested in judging at the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships? A form to express your interest is now "live" on the IAC website here: https://www.iac.org/volunteer-to-judge-at-nationals Please answer the form questions and submit your response no later than August 31, 2022.

Qualifications required to judge at Nationals:

• Must be a current National Judge - OR-
• Must be a current Regional Judge with at least 250 flights judged.

You can find your judging stats online here:…

An AD will soon be released based on MT Propeller Service Bulletin No.30 R7, which was first issued in November 2014. The subject of the bulletin is “Replacement of Blade Lag Screws of a certain production lot.”

With a recent incident on June 19, 2022, in which a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 experienced a blade loss, Gerd Muehlbauer, President of MT Propeller Entwicklung GmbH, is requesting an AD from the EASA who will then forward it to the FAA.

“At the time of the original bulletin in 2014, we assumed that an Alert Service Bulletin was enough to inform our customers and Service…

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Voting for the 2022 Officer/Director candidates for this year’s election begin TODAY!  Voting closes on July 26, 2022, at 6:00pm CST.

For candidate profiles and a link to the voting use this link: https://www.iac.org/2022-board-election  IAC website login required.

All votes must be done via electronic ballot. The election ballots will be tabulated by the IAC Ballot Certification Committee Chair. The results will be announced at the…

By Jordan Ashley, IAC AirVenture Chairman

Voting for the 2022 officer and director candidates for this year’s election begins on Monday, June 27 and closes on July 26, 2022, at 6 p.m. CST

Find all the candidate profiles here: IAC.org/2022-board-election. All votes must be done via electronic ballot. The election ballots will be tabulated by the IAC ballot certification committee chair. 

The results will be announced at the annual meeting of members on July 29, 2022.…