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2023 REGIONAL SERIES CONTESTS -NORTHWEST REGION UPDATE

AT A GLANCE: Regional series standings. A reminder, competitors must fly 3 contests to qualify for the regional series. The U.S. National Aerobatic Championships may serve as a wild card for all regions. To encourage chapter participation, competitors are required to be a member of the chapter in the region in which they are competing for this series.

As of July 11, the Northwest Region has only completed 2 of their 2023 contests.

FLAGSTAFF FLYERS REGIONAL: JUNE 2023 - June 17

Congratulations to IAC chapter 137 on the successful and fun contest in June! Nine competitors were able to participate at the Killiam, Alberta, Canada contest.

All the scores are available here: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/862

APPLE CUP: JUNE 2023 - June 23

Congratulations to IAC chapter 67 on the successful and fun contest in June! Fourteen competitors were able to participate at the Ephrata, Washington contest.

All the scores are available here: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/832

2022 REGIONAL SERIES CONTESTS -NORTHWEST REGION UPDATE

As of October 30, the Northwest Region had completed all of their 2022 contests. The following are the unofficial leaders scores, which will be ratified and an announcement will be released at a later date.

Northwest region qualified leaders are;

Sportsman: 1st place James Potterf- Contests flown - Apple Turnover, Apple Cup and Can Am Cutbank Montana Contest

Intermediate: no competitor in this category flew three contests in this region in 2022

Advanced: 1st place Neil Harris - Contests flown - Canadian National West, Flagstaff Flyers Regionals and Can Am Cutbank Montana Contest
Advanced: 2nd place Mark Cunningham - contests flown - Canadian National West, Apple Cup and Apple Turnover

Advanced: 3rd place Dave Barbet - contests flown - Canadian National West, Apple Cup, Flagstaff Flyers regional, and Can Am Cutbank Montana Contest

Unlimited: 1st place Christian Baxter - contests flown - Apple Turnover, Apple Cup and Can Am Cutbank Montana Contest

JUNE 2022 - Apple Cup

Congratulations to IAC chapter 67 on the successful and fun contest in June! Fourteen competitors were able to participate at the Ephrata, Washington contest. All the scores are available here: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/813


Sportsman 1st place: Pat Lavielle 2nd place: James Potterf 3rd place: Bruce Mamont	Intermediate 1st place: John Paul Takacs 2nd place: Matthew Smith 3rd place: Scott Emery	Advanced 1st place: Jerzy Strzyz 2nd place: Mark Cunningham 3rd place: Ronald McMinn	Unlimited 1st place: Christian Baxter 2ned place: Peter Gelinas

This five-category power contest took place in Ephrata, Washington at the Ephrata Municipal Airport (KEPH). It was sponsored by IAC 67. The aerobatic box was open on the 8th and 9th of June for practice. The contest is held on the 10th and 11th of June. There was a banquet on the evening of the 11th.

https://www.iac.org/contest/2022-06-10-apple-cup.

JUNE 2022 - Flagstaff Flyers Regional

"It may not have been our biggest contest, but we still had lots of fun! The day started with a nice thunderstorm, then cleared up and we completed all the flights. Thanks to the Iron Creek Flying Club and all the pilots and volunteers that helped make this small but mighty contest a success!"

Brock Allison flew for a patch and Neil Harris and Dave Barbet competed in Advanced. Scores are online here: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/808


Brock Allison	Neil Harris	Dave Barbet

This 5-category power aerobatic competition, in beautiful Alberta, Canada, took place at one of Alberta's friendliest airports - Flagstaff Regional Airport (CEK6). Registration and practice along with a welcome reception were held on Friday, June 17. Contest days were Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19. https://www.iac.org/contest/2022-06-18-flagstaff-flyers-regional 

https://www.facebook.com/AerobaticClubofAlberta 

JULY 2022 - Can-Am Cut Bank Montana Contest

The Alberta Aerobatics Club - IAC 137 would like to invite you to the Cut Bank CanAm Aerobatic Challenge!

Located at the Cut Bank airport (KCTB)

Practice day July 14th

Contest days July 15 - 16th

September 2022 - Candian National West

This five-category contest will also include the Four Minute Freestyle. Held in Rock Mountain House Alberta, this will be one of two advanced team selection contests. Advanced pilots wishing to part of selection must register a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the contest. There will be higher fees for Canadian advanced candidates. Phone for more information. lenoracrane1954 [at] gmail.com or 403-483-2238

September 2022 - Apple Turnover

Apple Turnover 2022, Ephrata WA, (KEPH) 9-10 September contest days. Aerobatic Box practice slots are on the 8th of September. Sponsored by IAC chapter 67.

2021 Regional Series contests -Northwest Region Update

AT A GLANCE: Southeast regional series standings . A reminder, competitors must fly 3 contests to qualify for the regional series. The U.S. National Aerobatic Championships may serve as a wild card for all regions.

Northwest region qualified leaders are;

Sportsman: 1st place Marianne Fox - Contests flown - Corvallis Corkscrew, Apple Cup and U.S. Nationals
Intermediate: 1st place John Paul Takacs - Contests flown - Corvallis Corkscrew, Apple Cup and Apple Turnover
- Intermediate: 2nd place Ronald McMinn - contests flown - Corvallis Corkscrew, Apple Cup and Apple Turnover
Advanced: 1st place Luke Penner - contests flown - Central Canada Aerobatic Championships, Western Canadian Championship, U.S. Nationals
- Advanced: 2nd place Jeff Hirschauer - contests flown - Corvallis Corkscrew, Apple Cup and Apple Turnover

APPLE TURNOVER

Photos and info from Aerobatic Club of British Columbia FB page

Apple Turnover

September 10/11, 2021

Ephrata, WA

Thankfully some of the COVID travel restrictions have been lifted which allowed us to attend the September Apple event. Christian Baxter flew his Extra 330SC to compete in his first Unlimited contest and Mark Cunningham flew his Extra 300L to give Advanced another go. Most of the trip pre-planning involved trying to locate the appropriate COVID-19 test needed to return back to Canada. This was a bit more of a challenge than expected but thankfully we got it squared away.

We arrived on Wednesday evening which allowed us to get four practice flights in the box on Wednesday night and Thursday. The contest organizers implemented a dual unknown format for Unlimited and Advanced and optional for Intermediate.

Day 1 we were to fly the Known and Unknown #1 and Day 2 we were to fly Unknown #2. Unfortunately it didn't turn out that way. Day 1 of the contest brought high overcast and showery conditions which only allowed the majority of pilots to fly their Known sequences but we were unable to get the Unknown #1 flight completed. In addition to this kink in the program, Mark had a spark plug failure right before his Known flight and was unable to depart for his flight. Christian was able to get his first Unlimited Known contest flight in and he flew really well getting 2nd.

Friday night at the Best Western had us locked in our hotel rooms walking two unknown sequences. We know how to have a good time! Day 2 was a perfect severe clear day with little wind and mild temperatures. Christian flew both of his unknowns really well getting 2nd in both flights which gave him 2nd overall. Mark flew all three of his flights and took the win in every flight which gave him the overall win in Advanced.

All the scores can be found online here: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/762

WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

By Jeff Seaborn, IAC 438260

On September 4-5, the Western Canada Aerobatics Championship was held at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta (CYRM). The event has been in “Rocky” on that weekend for many years. This year was the first time in recent memory that we had great weather all weekend. The event was hosted by the newly formed IAC Chapter 137. The event attracted nine pilots from Alberta and two from Manitoba.

Friday, Sept. 3, was registration day and the opportunity to practice in the contest box. With such good weather, the flying was spread over both Saturday and Sunday. Two rounds on Saturday and one round on Sunday. This provided a relaxing pace for the competitors, the judges, and the many people who drove in or flew in to watch the contest.

Saturday night was a real treat for all as air show pilot Kyle Fowler (www.longez.ca) and his family hosted all to a delicious BBQ dinner. The smoked brisket was so good that it was enough to distract the pilots from walking through their Unknown sequence that was given to them earlier in the day. A big thanks to Kyle, his wife Miranda, and his family for such generous hospitality.

Sunday was just as gorgeous as the previous days and the final round was flown. There was a wind out of the west that built through the morning but then faded around noon. The effects of the wind were felt by all.

It’s worth noting that there was less than one percent difference among the top three pilots in Advanced category. There’s already a lot of

interest amongst the Advanced pilots to be selected for the team to represent Canada in the World Advanced Aerobatic Championship held in October 2023 in the Las Vegas area.

First Place Advanced

Jerzy Strzyz

First Place Intermediate

Jesse Mack

First Place Sportsman

Philip Dewsnap

All the scores can be found at: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/776

CORVALLIS CORKSCREW

August 15, 2021

The sixth annual Corvallis Corkscrew was held on August 13-14. The contest attracted 19 pilots; 3 in Primary, 4 in Sportsman, 5 in Intermediate, and 7 in Advanced.

In the Primary category, first-time competitor Jonathan Soda finished in first place by sweeping all three flights and finishing with an overall score of 86.69% In addition to the first place trophy he also took home the Grass Roots Award and the ACA Decathlon Award flying his Super Decathlon.

The Sportsman category saw great efforts by the competitors. Lloyd Massey ended up finishing on the podium in first place with a score of 74.51%. He was in a tight race with Travis Forsman, who finished in second with a score of 73.34%.

Brittanee Lincoln, a very strong Intermediate competitor this season, ran away with first place by placing first in all three flights with an overall score of 81.37%. John Paul Takacs (2nd place wiht 75.79%) flying a Christensen Eagle II and Matthew Warden (3rd place with 75.04%) flying a Pitts Special S-2B were very evenly matched.

The Advanced category saw Matt Dunfee and Dave Watson in a tight race through the Known and the Freestyle. In the end Matt beat Dave in the Unknown with a final overall score of 81.67% to Dave's 80.26%

All the scores can be accessed here: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/758 .

APPLE CUP

July 1, 2021

Despite sweltering heat (91 degrees) and winds at 27mph gusting to 35, the Apple Cup flew three flights each for Sportsman through Unlimited competitors for a total of 14 pilots in Ephrata, Washington.

In Sportsman Marianne Fox came out in first place over all and also won first in alll three flights; Known, Free and Unknown. Marianne was also the recipient of the Grass Roots award and the Highest Scoring Decathlon award.

In Intermediate there was an exceptionally tight race between first place finisher Ron McMinn in his Giles G-202 with a total score of 77.55% and John Paul Takacs in this Christen Eagle II with a total score of 77.28%

In the Advanced category Christopher Combs won all three flights and placed first overall with a score of 69.72%. Jim Bourke also placed first in the Unlimited category all three flights and finished first with an overall score of 78.44%.

All scores are posted here: https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/764 

June 11, 2021

Come and celebrate National Aerobatics Day at the Northwest's premier aerobatic contest in beautiful Ephrata, Washington. Practice is Thursday, June 24 and official contest days are Friday and Saturday June 25-26.

Registration fees include the traditional Thursday Night Welcome Pizza Party, contest day lunches, and prize presentation banquet. Pre-register at: https://www.iac.org/contests