Congratulations to the following individuals who have earned Achievement Awards while flying in a non-contest environment (Smooth Achievement) or at at contest (Stars Achievement) during the third quarter of 2014;
1189 Randy Brooks Primary Smooth 1190 Tim Carter Primary Smooth 1191 Mignon Gery Primary Smooth 902 Donald Sefton Sportsman Smooth 903 Randy Brooks Sportsman Smooth 904 Tim Carter Sportsman Smooth 1496 Erin Kelly Sportsman Stars 1497 William Wright Sportsman Stars 1498 Bryan Hayden Sportsman Stars 1499 Blair Mohn Sportsman Stars 1500 Robert Dumovic Sportsman Star 496 Tim… Read moreOctober 15, 2014
The deadline for rules proposals for the 2015 contest year was September 1st and since that date, the IAC Rules Committee, under the direction of Chairman Brian Howard, has been busy reviewing the proposals, voting, and preparing their final recommendations to the Board of Directors.
IAC members are now invited to direct their comments on the IAC Rules Committee's recommendations to the IAC Director who represents their Region. Attached below, for download, are PDF's with the Rules Committee's report and the latest listing of regional assignments with contact information for your…
Read moreOctober 12, 2014
The dates for next year's US National Aerobatic Championships have been set. The competition will begin on Sunday, September 20th and will go through the following Friday, September 25th. The awards ceremony and closing banquet will be Friday night as has been the tradition.
The 2015 Championships will feature all categories of competition in power and glider aerobatics -- Primary through Unlimited -- and the selection of the 2016 US Advanced Aerobatic Team.
The IAC Board of Directors will meet in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on the 12th and 13th of November to discuss plans for next…
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The final episode of the series of four short films on the US Nationals is now available:
The filming at Nationals was done this year by Matt Ulrich. Matt did double-duty this year as he was also responsible for filming all the Unlimited flight programs at the Chief Judge's station for video review. This film includes all seven of the pilots who elected to fly the 4 Minute Free -- Benjamin Freelove, Mark Nowosielski, Kevin Coleman, Mike Gallaway, Goody Thomas, Rob Holland, and Jeff Boerboon.…
Read moreOctober 5, 2014
CIVA has published the Known proposals for the 2015 competition season for Advanced and Unlimited Power; Yak-52/Intermediate category; and Advanced and Unlimited Glider Championships. The deadline for proposals was 15 September. The sequences were checked and de-identified by IAC Rules Chairman and CIVA Judging Sub-Committee member Brian Howard of Tucson, Arizona prior to their publication in a single document. The document was distributed to CIVA Delegates on 4 October 2014 by Mike Heuer, CIVA's Rules Sub-Committee Chairman.
The CIVA proposals can be downloaded below as a PDF. The…
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