*Sportsman through Unlimited 2020 Knowns are now posted on the IAC website: Member Login required: https://www.iac.org/sequences
*The 2019 Primary sequence will be used for 2020.
Latest News
December 9, 2019
The IAC is now activated as an approved 501(c)3 on Amazon Smiles. If you follow the link below all eligible purchases you make on Amazon through this link will give the IAC .5% of your purchase price. It doesn't sound like much, but pennies add up to dollars.
Please give it a try as you do your Amazon Christmas shopping!
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The…
Read moreNovember 26, 2019
The IAC Rule Book "Refactoring" team has just released the new IAC rule book! Please help the rule book team out by carefully reviewing the text for errors. This new rule book says 2020 but should be a match for the rules we used in 2019. The rule change proposals accepted by the board at the fall meeting will be incorporated after the expiration of the member comment period.
The refactoring team whittled our 269 page book down to just under 100 pages!
The comment period closed December 31, 2019. Watch for the new 2020 IAC Rule Book…
Read moreOctober 21, 2019
Stephen Kurtzahn will be joining the EAA/IAC team on Monday, October 28th as the new IAC Executive Director. Steve will have responsibility over all IAC operations; including managing events such as the IAC presence at AirVenture and the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. In the role, he will enjoy interacting with the IAC Board of Directors and building support for the IAC membership and IAC chapters while continuing to grow the relationship between IAC and EAA.
Steve is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, but has also lived in California, Washington, North Carolina and…
Read moreOctober 8, 2019
INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB HALL OF FAME - Colonel John C. Morrissey (USAF Retired), IAC 3238
John Morrissey has been selected by the IAC Hall of Fame committee and the Board of Directors to be inducted into the International Aerobatic Hall of Fame. The official ceremonies will take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Thursday, November 7, 2019.
In 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri, John Morrissey made his first solo in a Luscombe, sealing his passion for aviation. Within three years, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, a week following his…
Read moreOctober 8, 2019
On Sept. 11, the announcement below was posted to the Latest News page on IAC.org announcing that 29 rules change proposals have been received for our 2020 IAC Contest Rules book. I think it's actually 27 rules (a couple of identical proposals were consolidated). We're asking for comments from the membership, and the due date is Oct. 11, which is coming up shortly.
Some of the proposals will require a bit of study, and reference to the 2019 version of the Rules. I maintained the words of the proposers as best as I could to insure the integrity of their…
Read moreOctober 6, 2019
The official contest video for every flight of every competitor in the 2019 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships has been posted. Thank you to Forrest Fox Productions for the videography and editing.
…
Read moreSeptember 27, 2019
Its been a great week in Salina, Kansas! So many people to thank and so much fun had by all!
The big news - congratulations to Rob Holland on his accomplishment of becoming the U.S. National Unlimited Aerobatic Champion for the ninth time! All scores can be found on the website; Power: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/678 Glider:https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/695.
Our social media has been very active, but if you aren't on those outlets, we…
Read moreSeptember 18, 2019
On behalf of IAC President Robert Armstrong and Contest Director Ron Schreck we are looking forward to your arrival in Salina for the 2019 Championships! Please find attached Bulletin No. 3 which incorporates all of the information we have to date. There is a revision page to point out what has changed. See the annexes for arrival procedures, what to bring, and who our judges are for this year!
Some important notes:
- We have a new info app to get messages out during the contest. See page 17 in the bulletin. Please use Ctrl + click…
September 17, 2019
The organizers have announced that the Mason-Dixon Shoot Out that was to be held on October 11-13, 2019 is canceled. Unfortunately the airport has pushed up the repaving of their runway. The contest will be back next year, so watch the IAC Contest Listing webpage for their dates in 2020.
Help Team USA win gold! DONATE NOW!