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US Unlimited Team pilots Goody Thomas, Jeff Boerboon, and Ben Freelove are now in Albert, France after arriving in Europe on June 29th.  Three of the team airplanes have arrived by container -- Goody's Extra 330SC, Jeff's Extra 330SC, and Brett's MX.  They are now being assembled in Albert, where the team will practice over the next couple of weeks before proceeding to the WAC contest site in Chateauroux.  The 28th FAI World Aerobatic Championships begins on August 20th but the team will arrive a few days beforehand to get practice in the actual contest box.  Goody reports everyone in…

Each year, the membership of the IAC nominates outstanding volunteers to be recognized for their contribution to the sport of aerobatics. The award winners are selected by a secret ballot of the IAC Board of Directors and the recipients were announced at the IAC annual gathering on Friday evening, July 24 in Oshkosh, WI at AirVenture.

Frank Price Cup – Margo Chase

The purpose of this award is to recognize the person who has contributed the most to the sport of aerobatics in the previous year. Margo Chase, a professional marketing and branding specialist, has…

The Chairman of the IAC Ballot Certification Committee, DJ Molny, announced the results of the 2015 IAC Election at the IAC Annual Membership Meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 24, 2015. 

234 members cast their ballots electronically in the election.  The results were as follows:

• Vice President -- Doug McConnell (210 votes)
• Treasurer -- Bob Hart (221 votes)

Directors:

• Michael Steveson (192 votes)
• Bruce Ballew (210 votes)
• Tim Just (214 votes)
• Mike Rinker (204 votes)

All candidates ran unopposed…

         
8:30-9:45am      Will Berninger - IMAC; Scale Aerobatic Competition
The International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) is an organization dedicated to competitive sport of radio controlled Scale Aerobatic competition.  IMAC operates under the auspices of the USA’s Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) with a designation as the Special Interest Group (SIG) for R/C Scale Aerobatics.  While it’s origin is American, the scope of IMAC operations now extends to over 15 countries throughout the world.

10:00-11:15am  Dave Dent - How to Rig a…

  
   8:30-9:45am     
   IAC ANNUAL MEETING

   Join your fellow IAC members for the
   announcement of the new IAC Officers
   and Board members as well as a report
   from IAC President, Mike Heuer &
Treasuer Bob Hart. There will be a Q&A session for the membership.
 

   10:00-11:15am  Budd Davisson
  "The Pitts Landing Myth;
    Anyone can do it...no...really!"
   Budd says teaching Pitts landings is fun
   and he's never had a single student who
   didn't come to…

Thursday, July 23 forums at the IAC Vicki Cruse Memorial Pavilion;

    8:30-9:45am      Steve Wolf
  "Rigging your Pitts and Spins
    as a Maneuver"
   Steve is a world renowned airshow pilot with
   over 30years experience in both instructing and
   performing aerobatics. He is most famous for his
   custom built Pitts biplane, Samson.  Steve is a
  world renowned aircraft builder and an FAA certified Airframe and powerplant, (A&P) mechanic.