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The IAC Board of Directors met in San Carlos, CA on April 6 and 7, 2013.  While complete meeting minutes will be published at a later date, here's a summary of actions taken at that meeting.  Most actions described are covered in the agenda packet, which is available on the IAC website.

Pictured are: Front Row L to R: Jim Ward, Secretary/Doug Sowder, President/ Vicky Benzing, SW Region Dir/ Debby Rihn-Harvey, Int'l Dir/ Tom Adams, SE Region Dir/ Trish Deimer-Steineke, Manager 
Back Row L to R: Lionel Figueroa, Visitor/ Jonathan Gaffney,…

At the Spring Board Meeting on April 6/7, 2013, the IAC Board of Directors determined that Form A as produced by the current version of  OpenAero software is NOT ACCEPTABLE for Free Program submittal at U.S. Regional Contests. This is basically a CIVA form and does not meet the requirements of IAC Official Contest Rules Sect. 6.12, regardless of the logo that may be shown.  OpenAero-produced Forms B and C ARE acceptable provided that they are certified and dated by a current judge per Rules Sect. 6.14, along the right-hand margin on the long side of the form (in the usual place). Sample…

The 2013 Spring Board of Directors Packet is available to members at the top of the BOD meeting agenda and minutes page.

IAC Aerobatic Schools Liaison and founder Miriam Levin has resigned due to increasing demands for her talents. IAC South-Central Region Director Lynn Bowes has accepted the role.

The IAC Aerobatic Schools listing found at http://www.iacusn.org/schools/ is the brainchild of President Vicki Cruse, who contacted Miriam Levin and Doug Lovell in 2008 as volunteers to get it up and running.  Miriam provided business process expertise to make the site work, and has driven that process for these five years to assemble the listing and keep it up…

There were two major rule changes for 2013 -- click to view "bite-size" articles about them:

• Y Axis
• Equal vs. Unequal Radii

The IAC has joined the EAA in providing speakers to present material online at the EAA webinar series.
IAC has provided presenters every month since June 2011.  We are excited about the added value this brings to the EAA webinar series as a club, sharing valuable information about unusual attitude flying and gaining some exposure for the IAC as part of the EAA.

We are currently booking speakers for the webinars in 2013.  The time slot is typically on a Tuesday or Wednesday at 7pm CST during the 2nd or 3rd week of each month. 

We are looking for speakers for the…

After some 16 months of work by 20+ volunteers, IAC is proud to present its new and much improved web presence featuring:

• Attractive Design
• Easier Navigation
• New and Updated Content
• More Frequent Updates
• Members-Only Perks

IAC members should receive an account activation notice within the next week or so. Follow the instructions to access your personal account on the web site. Important: If your EAA membership records do not include an email address, or if that address is no longer valid,…

Visit the download page to get the new rule book for 2013.

The 2013 Aresti Catalogs are available here!

If you or an IAC member you know is interested in running for an officer or director position, here are the item's you'll need to do so: 

1. Candidate Petition Form with 10 current IAC members' signatures. You may get a petition form online here. Note that each member can sign a petition form and e-mail it. All names do not have to be placed on one form. Written e-mails as endorsements will NOT be accepted; it must be on the petition form.
2. Current photo e-mailed as a jpeg.
3. Resume/Bio that…