The International Aerobatic Club's 2004 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships in Denison, Texas, wrap-up Friday, 0ctober 1. The weeklong championships determine the top three U.S. competitors in four categories of competition. Also selected will be the 2005 Unlimited Aerobatic Team comprised of up to five men and five women who will compete in the 23rd World Aerobatic Championships held July12 – July 23, 2005, in Burgos, Spain. In the lead in the Unlimited category at the time of this writing is three-time National champ and well-known air show performer Kirby Chambliss, followed by Debbie…
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July 20, 2004
July 20, 2004 - Making the trek to the 2004 AirVenture Fly-in? In addition to fabulous airshow performances by a number of our members, -- Kirby Chambliss, Chandy Clanton, Bob Davis, Michael Goulian, Ed Hamill, Randy Henderson, Mike Mancuso, Greg Poe, Gene Soucy, Sean Tucker, Patty Wagstaff and Bobby Younkin – just to name a few, here are the various aerobatic activities you can take part in at this year’s show.
IAC Presentation Times at EAA Forums
Tuesday, July 27 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
What's It Like to Take Aerobatic Instruction?
GAMA…
May 14, 2004
The Annual Meeting of the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) was held at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-in on April 17th, 2004 in Lakeland, Florida. IAC Nominations Chair Ann Salcedo reports that incumbent directors Michael Heuer, Vicki Cruse and Howie Stock were re-elected to the Board. Newcomer Debby Rihn-Harvey will take over the South Central region directorship. Graham Bird and Scott Poehlmann won the unopposed officer positions of club Treasurer and Secretary.
The following are your 2004 IAC Board of Directors:
President: Gerry Molidor
Vice President: Allyson Parker-Lauck…
April 9, 2004
Due to a printing error, some IAC members, but not all, may have received their April magazine with pages 5-8, and 41-44 missing.
“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience,” said IAC Executive Director Lisa Popp. “Apparently, the printing machinery malfunctioned and these particular pages were not stapled into some copies of the April issue. Unfortunately, the printing staff did not catch the error before the issue was mailed out and there is no way of knowing now which members were affected. We will gladly send out a…
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February 19, 2004
CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY
SCOTT POEHLMANN – AUSTIN, TX I have been flying (I hate to say this) for over 20 years, and been a member of the IAC and an active competitor at Sportsman and Intermediate levels since 1997. I have been honored to serve as Chair of Human Factors, and have been moderately successful in encouraging some real research into the issues that affect civilian aerobatic pilots. I think I represent a “typical” mid-level competition pilot, and as such am in a position to understand and reflect the concerns of much of our membership.…
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How Do I Vote for By-Law Amendments?
You can vote in any one of two ways:
1. By marking, and mailing the enclosed proxy card in the envelope provided. Deadline for receipt of proxy card by IAC Headquarters is April 14, 2004.
(Please Note: Your name, address and IAC number MUST appear in the return address of your envelope or your proxy will be considered INVALID and your vote WILL NOT be counted.)
2. By voting in person at the Annual Meeting
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Read moreFebruary 16, 2004
The Board of Directors is requesting member comment on changes to our Policy and Procedures (P&P) Manual regarding U.S. National Championship flights and team selection for Unlimited competitors. The following motions will be submitted to the Board for vote at the March Board of Directors meeting to be held in Chicago March 26-27. Since Section 504 of the IAC P&P requires a Member Comment period, we are requesting your comments. Please direct any comments either to IAC Secretary Scott Poehlmann at Scott-p@texas.net or to the IAC…
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The IAC Board of Directors is requesting comments on the following motions carried at the Fall Board of Directors meeting held October 23-24, 2003 in Oshkosh, WI. As per the Policy and Procedures (P&P) Manual, when any proposed changes are made to P&P Section #504 - Selection of U.S. Aerobatic Teams, there will be a two-month member comment period before the IAC Board of Directors casts a final vote to approve the proposed policy changes. IAC members should direct their comments to the IAC Board of Directors list serve at IAC-…
Read moreJanuary 9, 2004
Scores for the 2003 Regional Championship Series have been tabulated by Tom Myers, the official scorekeeper for the series.
The Regional Championship Series began in 2002 and continues to grow in participation according to IAC Executive Director Lisa Popp. “In 2003, 80 members participated in the series, up from 60 in 2002.”
To be eligible, a pilot must fly at least three contests during the year (two for the Northwest Region due to unavailability of contest sites). If more than three contests are flown, the highest scores are used to arrive at each…
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