The IAC board met in Oshkosh on November 13 and 14 for its annual fall meeting. Here's a summary of board actions that are most significant to members. For a complete list of board actions, rejected proposals and additional details, refer to the agenda packet and draft meeting minutes on the IAC website.
Roll:
Directors attending:
President Doug Sowder, Vice President Mike Heuer, Treasurer Bob Hart, Secretary Jim Ward. Directors Tom Adams (via Skype), Louie Andrew, Vicky Benzing, Lynn Bowes, Norm DeWitt, Darren Pleasance (on Thursday only), Debby Rihn-Harvey, Mike Steveson
Directors absent:
Bruce Ballew, Jonathan Gaffney, Klein Gilhousen
Staff and visitors attending:
Trish Deimer-Steineke, Doug McConnell, Margo Chase, Lorrie Penner, Sheri Davis
Rules:
Proposed changes:
Accepted:
14-3, improving the language concerning late arrivals
14-4, raising protest fees to $50
14-6, distinguishing soft zeroes from hard zeroes
14-10, defining penalties when a Free Program has missing or incorrect “Total K” or “Presentation K” values
14-14, eliminating the “zero the flight” penalty for gliders thermaling at certain points during a competition flight
14-15, requiring dual seat belts for the Intermediate Power category
14-18, removing rule confusion about dropping figures from a flight program
14-20, clarifying the maximum wind speed rule
Accepted with modified language:
14-7, bridging the gap between the end of one calendar year and judge certification in the following year
14-17, changing the requirements for earning a Smooth Patch award for IAC members living outside of the United States
Rejected:
14-1, increasing presentation K values when all box boundaries cannot be guarded
14-2, allowing smaller contests to automatically waive the requirement to guard boundaries
14-5, providing for multiple boundary penalties on repeated figures
14-8, limiting the number of figures in a Sportsman Free program
14-9, changing the number of figures allowed in an Intermediate Power Free Program
14-11, allowing a contest jury to suspend a contest due to perceived health hazards
14-12, requiring that an IAC Safety representative was present on each contest jury
14-13, adding a restriction to certain Intermediate Power Unknown figures
14-16, changing the “K” limits for Intermediate Power Unknown sequences
14-19, changing the lower altitudes for Sportsman and Intermediate
Rules proposal deadline:
Changed from July 1 to September 1. Further, any rules proposals submitted as a result of the U.S. Nationals will be accepted within one week of the completion of that contest.
Known Sequences:
Primary through Intermediate (power and glider):
All sequences proposed by the Known Review Subcommittee were approved.
Advanced and Intermediate (power and glider):
All CIVA sequences were adopted.
Click here to download the 2014 sequences.
IAC Open Championships for 2014:
West: Delano, CA
East: Bellefontaine, OH
Support for U.S. Teams:
IAC will establish a permanent endowment fund in support of U.S. aerobatic teams.
Leadership:
"Class III" directors appointed by affiliate organizations:
Louie Andrew (EAA)
Jonathan Gaffney (NAA)
"Class IV" (Board-appointed) directors:
Norm DeWitt
The board accepted the resignation of director Darren Pleasance.
U.S. Nationals:
Matt Tanner was confirmed as Contest Director for 2014 U.S. Nationals.
Administration:
Electronic balloting:
Future elections and proxy solicitations will use electronic balloting (via the web) rather than paper balloting.
Publications:
Future editions of the IAC rulebook will be viewable across a greater set of devices and PDF reader software than were usable in past years.
By-laws correction:
A revision to IAC's by-laws will submitted to the membership for approval in 2014 to correct transcription errors in the March, 2013 version.
