The IAC Board has approved the appointment of three new people to our leadership team of volunteers:
• IAC Collegiate Program – this important program which brings college students into aerobatic flying will now be headed by Jordan Ashley of Marion, Indiana. A graduate of Purdue University, Jordan currently heads up accounting and finance for a church in his area. Well versed in collegiate aviation, he headed up Purdue’s aviation student organization roundtable and is an active flight instructor. He holds a commercial license, has flown aerobatic competition, and was recognized by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association for his leadership skills in 2011. He is also a familiar face at AirVenture as he has headed up IAC’s aircraft parking since 2011 and is a key part of IAC’s AirVenture team.
• IAC Sponsorship Development – while IAC has benefited from sponsorships and donations for many years, it has never been organized into one cohesive program covering all our activities including AirVenture, the Nationals, and the teams. This new program will now be headed by Ellyn Robinson of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ellyn is well known to hundreds of IAC members as the volunteer coordinator at the US Nationals where she handles the task of staffing all of the positions at the contest including the judging line. Ellyn brings enthusiasm and a deep dedication to aerobatics to the table as well as a desire to see our organization grow and prosper which sponsorships make possible.
• IAC Glider Aerobatics – since the integration of glider aerobatics into IAC in the mid-1990’s, we have incorporated glider judging criteria in our rules and include all glider categories at the US Nationals. While still much smaller than glider aerobatics in Europe, IAC promotes this form of aerobatics and selects US teams to compete at World Glider Aerobatic Championships in both Advanced and Unlimited categories. Gerry Molidor of McHenry, Illinois now assumes the chair of our Glider Aerobatics program. Though well known in IAC circles as a former President of IAC, Gerry also served on the gold medal winning Advanced Team in 1997 and currently flies both gliders and a Sukhoi 29. Active in glider organizations as well, Gerry served on the Board of Directors of the Soaring Society of America (SSA) and has recently worked to forge a closer working relationship between EAA, IAC, and SSA. Our thanks to Klein Gilhousen for his service in this position for many years.
Volunteers are always needed at the IAC national and international level so be sure to contact President Mike Heuer if you would like to help.
Ellyn Robinson
Gerry Molidor
Jordan Ashley
