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2024

January 2024 - Christen Eagle II
N89MK flown by Loren May at the Texas 2-step aerobatic contest in Edna Texas. October 2023. Photo by KB Imaging
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2023

December 2023 - Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann 
Jeff Cain finishes in third place in the Sportsman category at the 2023 Hammers over Hondo contest in Hondo Texas. Photo by Fernandez Imaging
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November 2023 - Super Starduster SS101
1984 builders Dick and Tom Green used a modified Starduster I fuselage and modified Acroduster I wings. Purchased and refurbished by Mark McKibben in 2020.

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October 2023 - Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Owned and operated by San Diego Aerobatics, LLC.
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September 2023 - Richard Johnston flies his Extra NG over the deserts of Utah.

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August 2023 -  Mel Williams 1979 Bellanca Decathlon. The re-cover and upgrades took over a year to accomplish.

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July 2023 - Three Pitts Specials S-2A   As early as the mid-1960’s Curtis Pitts began to develop the concept of a two-seat aerobatic trainer that could fly all advanced aerobatic maneuvers in a fully type certificated aircraft. 

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June 2023 -  A Laser Tail number D-EKKY flown by Theo Hankers and a Vans R tail number D-EFFI flown by his father Rolf Hankers. Both IAC members from Germany.Photo courtsey of Theo Hankers. 

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May 2023 - Pitts Special S-1 Ultimate Wing, Tail number N36MD flown by Sportsman competitor Timothy Taylor. Tim practices with the new IAC Chapter 141 out of Louisville, Kentucky.

 

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April 2023 - Extra 300 Midwing -This is the hangar queen that turned out to be the Extra that Clint McHenry flew in 1989, beating the Soviets to win Nationals. The aircraft now has a bright future after restoration by IAC member Doug McKinney.

 

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March 2023 -  INTEGRAL R. AURA AERO's two-place aerobatic trainer. The aircraft is flown by test pilots Eric Delesalle and Herve Poulain over the French countryside. Photo courtesy of AURA AERO.
 

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February 2023 - Laser 230 N577T flown by Eric Moore at the 2022 Redlands Aerobatic Cup, Redlands, California.
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January 2023 -  Pitts Special S-1C N900DK flown by Andrea McGilvray at the 2022 Hammers over Hondo aerobatic contest in Hondo, Texas.     
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December 2022 - The Stolp SA 750 Acroduster Too, red plane in the foreground, was a complete overhaul project by Kendall Horst. At 2022 EAA AirVenture Kendall was awarded Reserve Grand Champion Plans Built Silver Lindy.

Photography by Tom Lowrie

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November 2022 -  The Spinks Akromaster, design by Pappy Spinks with input from Harold Krier and Charlie Hillard.   Charlie flew the plane in the 1968 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships at Oak Grove Airport in Texas. He later flew it to a third-place finish at the 1970 World Aerobatic Championships. 

Photography by Dal Donner

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September  2022 - N114EW | SWIFT LTD | Model: S1 - Flown by Paul Jennings in the 2012 Four-minute Freestyle at the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships.

Photography by Laurie Zaleski

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August 2022 - N806PS - Pitts Model 11, a modified Pitts Special S-1-11B (based on the Super Stinker) Built by Josh Pruzek with Mark and John Sorrell of Hiperbipe fame and Tony Horvath of Specialty Aero over an 11 year period starting in 2006.

Photo by Aric Krause

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July 2022 - Leigh Hubner, IAC 439393 files N328PW after a year of loving restoration of Patty Wagstaff’s Extra 300S.

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JUNE 2022 -  Corben Meyer flies his Baby Great Lakes (2T-1A Sport Trainer) during a beautiful sunset in Indiana. Photo by John Lumkes.

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MAY 2022 - GB1 Gamebird flown by Trevor Aldridge out of Bentonville, Arkansas Photo by Harrison Ziegler Instagram @zieglerphotography 

 

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APRIL 2022 - In the foreground; de Havilland Chipmunk (Super Chippy) flown by Mark Meredith with passenger Tim Williams. In the background a Pitts Special S-1S flown by Glen Becker.

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March 2022 - Aviat Pitts S-2C, Serial 6089, C-GMXR   Pilot Luc Martineau, Montreal, Canada - Photo by Francois "Spark Plug" Bougie

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February 2022 - Sukhoi SU - 26, Intermediate Competitor Herman Dierks waits his turn to fly at the 2019 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships

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January 2022 - 25th anniversary flight of the Giles G-200

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