Gary DeBaun of Lakeville, Minnesota has been appointed by the IAC Executive Committee to be the Contest Director for the 2015 US National Aerobatic Championships. The Championships are to be held in September 2015. Gary is a veteran IAC member of 36 years, holding member #4145, and has served as the Starter and Tech Monitor at the Nationals since 2010.
In addition to his Nationals experience, he served at the 27th FAI World Aerobatic Championships as Flight Director and as a Contest Director at many IAC Chapter 78 regional contests in the 1990's. The owner of a Pitts S-1, Gary works seasonally at Arizona Soaring.
Planning for the Nationals has already begun and contest positions are now being filled. The Nationals will include all categories of aerobatic competition in both Power and Glider -- as well as the site for the selection of the US Advanced Aerobatic Team which will compete at the FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Radom, Poland in 2016. Upwards of 100 pilots are expected to participate.
