Annual Volunteer Awards Announced at AirVenture

Each year, the membership of the IAC nominates outstanding volunteers to be recognized for their contribution to the sport of aerobatics. The award winners are selected by a secret ballot of the IAC Board of Directors. IAC President Robert Armstrong presented the recipients with their awards at the IAC Gathering of Members on Friday evening, July 27th at the EAA Nature Center during AirVenture in Oshkosh.

 

2017 Judges Revalidation & Currency Exam Is Online

The 2017 IAC Judges Revalidation and Currency Exam is now available on the Programs->Judges->Exams web page.  Passing the R&C Exam is required for Judge currency for 2017.  The passing score is 80%.  The exam is open book and is best done with a copy of the IAC Official Contest Rules and the IAC web site at hand.  An IAC chapter might make exam prep the topic of a chapter meeting.

Call for 2016 Non-Flying Award Nominations

Each year, the membership of the IAC nominates outstanding volunteers to be recognized for their contribution to the sport of aerobatics. This is an excellent opportunity to give recognition to an outstanding IAC member who spends their valuable time volunteering for the benefit of many.  Let's recognize our unsung heroes for 2016!

Click here to make an on-line nomination. You can nominate your fellow IAC'ers for one of the five non-flying awards listed;

Editors Note: - In the Loop—July 2015

Letter to the Editor:

If you’re not a member, you’re missing a lot!

Reggie, thanks for all the time and attention you put into Sport Aerobatics.

I’d like to add my feedback to the, hopefully legion, responses you’re getting regarding some recent how-to-fly articles.

John Morrissey’s “The Five Sequential Steps to Competition Aerobatics” (January 2014) has been pinned within view of my office chair since before I had even flown my airplane. What a wonderful blueprint! I’m using it to plan this project.

Thank You, Mr. Pitts - By Tom Poberezny

(Editor’s Note: This article is the first of a two-part series originally appearing in the May 1973 issue of EAA Sport Aviation.)

Late in March, I had the opportunity to attend an EAA Chapter Council Meeting at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. At the evening banquet, I showed the film, We Came To Win, which is a documentary on the United States victory at the 7th World Aerobatic Championships in Salon de Provence, France.

Count Down to Nationals - By Gary DeBaun, 2015 Nationals Contest Director

Mark it on your calendars—September 19 – 26, 2015. Those are the dates of the IAC’s premier event, The U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, held at the North Texas Regional Airport (KGYI).

This year the Advanced category takes center stage with as many as 20 pilots fighting for a coveted spot on the U.S. Team, which will compete at the WAAC in Radom, Poland next year.