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The International Aerobatic Hall of Fame was formed in 1986 to give appropriate recognition to those who have made a significant contribution to aerobatics. This year the IAC Hall of Fame committee led by Chairman David Martin, with unanimous approval of the IAC board of directors, has announced the 2021 IAC Hall of Fame Recipient is Kirby Chambliss.

As a child, Kirby was always playing and running around with toy planes. “I don’t ever remember saying I wanted to be a pilot, I just always wanted to be a pilot.” At only 13 years old, he began flying.Through his first job as a…

Bruce Ballew, IAC Government Relations Chair

On August 10, 2021, the FAA released revised guidance for getting an aerobatic practice area (APA) and an aerobatic contest box (ACB) certificates of waiver. The new guidance reflects many positive changes and clarifications on recurring issues related to APAs and ACBs. Kevin Raymond, the FAA Team Leader, is responsible for getting the final version out and included the IAC, and me during the revision process at every step of the way.

Part of the change included where the new guidance can be found. It is still in 8900.1, Volume 3,…

The August issue of In the Loop e-newsletter went out to over 13,000 subscribers this afternoon. Some of the exclusive content in the e-newsletter include articles on the following subjects; 

2021 U.S. National Aerobatic Championship updates.

Tom Myers, IAC 16830, …

Congratulations to Larry Macon, IAC# 26541, pictured here with friends and family during the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award presentation in July. Larry has been an IAC member since 1999 and has competed in 42 IAC contests in 11 states. He has over 1,000 hours in aerobatic flight. 

“Larry has been accident-free, with no violations or accidents for 50 years of flying,” Paul Meyer, FAASTeam program manager from Charlotte, North Carolina said. “I have gotten to know Larry through the process of this award to be an aviation ambassador, always promoting aviation to someone.”

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