Flying the 2023 Sportsman Sequence - Part 3 – The Immelman

by Tom Myers, IAC 16830

The four California IAC Chapters that host regional contests (26, 36, 38, 49) collectively award trophies to the winners of the point series for each contest season. There were four California contests in the 2022 season. Each contest pays five dollars per competing pilot into a fund to pay for the trophies. The responsibility for obtaining and presenting the trophies rotates to each of these chapters once every four years. The trophies are usually awarded at the responsible chapter’s regional contest the following season.

Flying the 2023 Sportsman Sequence – Part 2 - The Wedge

Throughout the tech tips manuals (Volumes 1-4), there is an excellent series of articles on spins, spin aerodynamics, spin recoveries, and the development of the Beggs-Mueller spin recovery technique. IAC member and Chair of the IT Tech Committee Tom Myers has identified some of those articles as well as others from Sport Aerobatics which were published after the technical tip manuals were assembled for your reading pleasure.

Articles added for 2023 In the Loop

A New Chapter for Utah

By Carrie Stewart, guest contributor

Part 1 - Overview

By Gordon Penner, FAA Gold Seal CFI, 3-Time MCFI-Aerobatic, Past President IAC Chapter 34 (Ohio), B767 Captain, SAFE Bronze member