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On August 2, 2011 fellow IAC 52 member Jason Flood suffered multiple injuries as a result of a banner towing accident in Egg Harbor Township. Jason has been admitted to Cooper University Medical Center and is listed in critical condition. He has undergone multiple surgeries to date and has many more to come. Details of the accident have yet to be obtained from Jason as he has been in a medically induced coma. You can keep up with Jason’s status by visiting http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jasonflood. Contributions to…

CP Aviation, Inc. has awarded an Emergency Maneuver Training (EMT) scholarship at CP Aviation, Inc. to an aspiring young pilot, Kelsey Lomen, 18 years old, of Eagle Rock, CA.

The flight school, based in Santa Paula, is known throughout the world for their specialized training curriculum, originally developed in 1987. CP Aviation is the home of two Master CFI-Aerobatics, who have also been awarded National CFI of the Year by the FAA, Rich Stowell (2006), and Judy Phelps (2011).

The scholarship, now in its fourth year…

I, Doug Bartlett, representing Ann Salcedo, as Election Official, do hereby certify that Ann and I have received and counted the votes of members cast by ballot for the election of Officers/Directors to the IAC Board and report that the following persons received the number of votes set opposite their respective names:

Total Number of Counted Ballots: 674

IAC VICE PRESIDENT YEAR 2011

Name Total Votes Elected

1. Doug Sowder 628 YES

IAC Treasurer YEAR 2011

At its spring board meeting, the IAC board chose the dates for the 2012 US National Championships. The dates will be September 23 – 29, 2012.

Please join IAC and the aerobatic community is helping to save lives!  TechWatch, a new web based forum, is in place to help all aerobatic pilots, mechanics and manufacturers share information throughout the aviation community that may help others to recognize hazards or dangerous conditions that may arise with different aircraft.  Please join TechWatch, or just browse as a guest, and share the information we all need to fly safely.  The TechWatch site is http://www.usnationalaerobatics.org/iacsafetyforum/. …

A collection of ten revised pages for the 2011 rulebook which correct several minor issues is now available in the Members Only Section. If your IAC Official Contest Rules is not Revision 22.1 (as noted on page 2), you will need to download the revision file and replaced your existing pages on a one-for-one basis with the revised pages.

David Martin is being passed the torch as chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee from long time chair Dave Lammers. The IAC thanks Dave Lammers for his excellent leadership and high standards set for the selection process of our Hall of Fame.

The 2011 rulebook is now available in the Members Only Section.

Letter to membership from President Doug Bartlett regarding eligibility at Nationals is posted for comment to the Unusual Attitudes forum on Oshkosh 365.

The IAC is happy to announce Steve Johnson as the new Chairman of the Safety Committee.  Steve will continue with the work of Stan Burks who stepped down after heading the committee for several years.  We thank Stan for all of his great work and we look forward to reading Steve Johnson's safety articles in Sport Aerobatics and "In the Loop".