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by Keith Doyne, IAC Safety Chairman

The FAA received reports of multiple types of cracks after low flight hours on WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation Model 2T–1A–2 airplanes.  In response to this, the FAA reviewed WACO Great Lakes 2T–1A–2 Service Bulletin GL–SB0002, Revision NR, dated July 6, 2023 (WACO SB 2T–1A–2, Revision NR). 

This service information specifies procedures for inspecting the leading edge former ribs and trailing edge former ribs in the upper wing center section for cracking, replacing any cracked ribs, and modifying the upper wing center section assembly by…

Happy New Year!
Each month you can enjoy a variety of aerobatic planes when you download IAC desktop wallpaper.

For January 2024 we feature the Christen Eagle II. Download either 1068x768 or 2560x1600 sizes here: https://www.iac.org/in-the-loop-desktop-wallpaper 

From the Chicago Tribune

Don enlisted in the Army as a helicopter mechanic in 1961 after his graduation from Blue Island…

Many people have made significant contributions to the sport and art of aerobatic…

Individual videos for Primary through Intermediate power 
and glider as well as the Advanced and Unlimited power categories have been uploaded. 

Each pilot's flights area available for viewing here: 
https://www.iac.org/nationals-videos

The US National Aerobatic Championships took place in 
Salina, Kansas, September 24-29, 2023. 

Photos from the championships can be viewed here: 
https://www.flickr.com/Nationals_photos 

The IAC Board of Directors met at EAA Headquarters in Oshkosh, WI on Friday, November 10
and 11, 2023. This is a brief summary of the decisions made at the meeting.

Contest Sanction Fee
The contest sanction fee is increasing from $55 per pilot to $65 per pilot to adjust for inflation.
The previous increase was over 10 years ago, and the actual inflation-adjustment amount
would be $75.

National Aerobatic Championships
By all accounts the 2023 Championships were a success. The board thanks Shad Coulson for his
…

At their meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on November 11-12, the IAC board of directors approved the Rule Proposals as recommended by the Rules Committee:

• Barrett Hines, Chair
• Jim Bourke, IAC president
• Mike Gallaway, CIVA Delegate
• DJ Molny, Judge Program Chair
• Shad Coulson, Glider Aerobatics Chair

46 rule changes were proposed by members for possible inclusion in the 2024 book. These were numbered in order of the date received. A few of these inputs were initiated by the Rules Program Chair based on verbal requests and prior CIVA…

Regional Series Update
The IAC awards first, second, and third-place titles in all categories in each of six regions. Each pilot flies a three-contest minimum with the Nationals as a wild-card. The average of the three best contests flown in a region are used to arrive at a total percentage.

Current leaders in these regions:
MidAmerica: Justin Miller (Primary), Tim Taylor (Sportsman), Justin Hickson (Intermediate), Luke Penner (Advanced)
Northeast: Jerry Esquenazi (Intermediate), David Taylor (…

Joe Haycraft, 93, flew west Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Born January 13, 1930, in Owensboro, he died suddenly in Fernandina Beach, Florida, where he had recently moved with his wife of 69 years, Sue Keller Haycraft.

Joe was a pilot extraordinaire. He began his flying career immediately upon graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1953 when he entered the United States Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant, flying a Sabre Jet in South Korea shortly after the Armistice. After his military career, he flew as an airline captain, beginning as pilot of a Vickers Viscount with Capital…