The Achievement Awards program was conceived in 1970 by Verne Jobst, IAC President at that time, with many years as a glider pilot. Verne wanted a equivalent to the popular soaring badges.
Each category is represented by a different color. Smooth awards and stars awards, with stars in the concentric circle, were designed. Aerobatic competitors can earn achievement awards that signify the level of proficiency obtained in aerobatic flight. There are two types of achievement awards available: Smooth Awards and Stars Awards.
Smooth awards are earned by flying a designated set of figures in front of a judge or by flying with a qualified CFI who gives them a qualifying grade. The list of current IAC Judges list can be found by clicking on Programs -> Judges -> List of Current Judges. CFIs are confirmed through their CFI number.
Star awards must be earned while flying competition aerobatics at an IAC sanctioned contest. Awards are available for powered aircraft and gliders.
Congratulations go out to those IAC members who have earned an achievement award in the last half of 2022 and the first half of 2023! (July 2022 - June 2023)
Primary
Smooth:
#1275 - Caroline Koll
#1276 - Matthew Bakker
#1277 - Loren May
#1278 - Blake Prewitt
#1279 - Jim Ratichek
#1280 - Grayson Bretian
#1281 - Matt Schulz
#1282 - Daniel Vasquez-Velez
#1283 - Bryce Brimhall
#1284 - Kasey Campbell
#1285 - Mike Kolch
Stars:
#728 - Andrew Moehrke
#783 - Andrew Fisher
#784 - Tien Luu
#785 - Shelly Ann Hughes
#786 - Bryce Brimhall
#787 - Matt Schulz
#788 - Markus Broecker
#789 - Shane Short
#790 - Dragos Moroianu
#791 - Daniel Vasquez-Velez
#792 - Palmer Timmons
#793 - Matt Dunkel
#794 - Craig Gifford
#795 - Kasey Campbell
#796 - Jessica Hackler
#797 - Thomas Hogan
#798 - Charles Schefer
Primary - Glider
Stars:
#1 - Dave Watson
#2 - Daniel Kim
Sportsman
Smooth:
#931 - Craig Gifford
#965 - Matthew Bakker
#966 - Robert Haag
#967 - Loren May
#968 - Blake Prewitt
#969 - Leland Kracher
#970 - Grayson Bretian
#971 - Matt Schulz
#972 - Bryce Brimhall
#973 - Mike Kloch
Stars:
#1595 - Robert Haag
#1596 - Andrew Fisher
#1597 - Atamir Multani
#1598 - Joe McMurray
#1599 - Jake Carter
#1600 - Shane Short
#1601 - Ben Lomov
#1602 - Kevin Smith
#1603 - Sean Moran
#1604 - Richo Healey
#1605 - Dragos Moroianu
#1606 - Craig Gifford
#1607 - Matt Schulz
#1608 - Stephen Fiegel
#1609 - Ethan Green
#1610 - Thad Golden
#1611 - Calvin Owens
#1612 - Loren May
Intermediate
Smooth:
#532 - Craig Gifford
#533 - Mike Kloch
#534 - Alexis Nahama
Stars:
#766 - Matthew Smith
#767 - Dean Hickman-Smith
#768 - Ross Ferguson
#769 - Marian Harris
#770 - Bret Davenport
#771 - Stephen Fiegel
#772 - Leigh Hubner
#773 - Craig Gifford
Advanced
Smooth:
#306 - Craig Gifford
Stars:
#347 - Eric Moore
#348 - Brittanee Lincoln
Advanced - Glider
Stars:
#7 - Joe Gerner
Unlimited
Smooth:
#206 - Craig Gifford
Stars:
#127 - Rory Moore
#128 - Christian Baxter
#129 - Craig Gifford #130 - Matthew Dunfee
ALL FIVE
#182 - Mark Cunningham
#183 - Craig Gifford
ALL TEN
#46 - Craig Gifford
Lifetime Dedication
Silver: (70+ contests)
Howard Kirker
Gold: (90+ contests)
Dave Watson
Hugo Ritzenthaler
Thomas Myers
