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The IAC Board of Directors met at EAA Headquarters in Oshkosh, WI on Friday, November 10
and 11, 2023. This is a brief summary of the decisions made at the meeting.

Contest Sanction Fee
The contest sanction fee is increasing from $55 per pilot to $65 per pilot to adjust for inflation.
The previous increase was over 10 years ago, and the actual inflation-adjustment amount
would be $75.

National Aerobatic Championships
By all accounts the 2023 Championships were a success. The board thanks Shad Coulson for his
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At their meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on November 11-12, the IAC board of directors approved the Rule Proposals as recommended by the Rules Committee:

• Barrett Hines, Chair
• Jim Bourke, IAC president
• Mike Gallaway, CIVA Delegate
• DJ Molny, Judge Program Chair
• Shad Coulson, Glider Aerobatics Chair

46 rule changes were proposed by members for possible inclusion in the 2024 book. These were numbered in order of the date received. A few of these inputs were initiated by the Rules Program Chair based on verbal requests and prior CIVA…

Regional Series Update
The IAC awards first, second, and third-place titles in all categories in each of six regions. Each pilot flies a three-contest minimum with the Nationals as a wild-card. The average of the three best contests flown in a region are used to arrive at a total percentage.

Current leaders in these regions:
MidAmerica: Justin Miller (Primary), Tim Taylor (Sportsman), Justin Hickson (Intermediate), Luke Penner (Advanced)
Northeast: Jerry Esquenazi (Intermediate), David Taylor (…

Joe Haycraft, 93, flew west Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Born January 13, 1930, in Owensboro, he died suddenly in Fernandina Beach, Florida, where he had recently moved with his wife of 69 years, Sue Keller Haycraft.

Joe was a pilot extraordinaire. He began his flying career immediately upon graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1953 when he entered the United States Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant, flying a Sabre Jet in South Korea shortly after the Armistice. After his military career, he flew as an airline captain, beginning as pilot of a Vickers Viscount with Capital…

Congratulations to the 2024 US Unlimited Aerobatic Team members!
The USA will be represented by a group of pilots made up of veterans of the sport. The majority of the 2024 team pilots have participated in multiple World Aerobatic Championships in the Unlimited and Advanced categories.
This team will be competing at the 32nd FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 2024. Location to be determined.
Pictured left to right above; AJ Wilder, Goody Thomas, Jim Bourke, Craig Gifford, Team Captain Rob Holland, Steve Grohsmeyer, Jeff Boerboon, Johnny Wacker, Jeff Petrocelli. 

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IAC Policy and Procedures Section 229 (which governs the Sequence Program) provides the proposed sequences to be available for member comment for the next 30 days. Deadline September 30, 2023, 1700 CST. Feedback must be received within the 30-day comment period for these 2024 sequences.  PDFs of the proposed Power and Glider knowns for 2024 are available for download below.   With the exception of the Primary Power which the sequence committee recommends remains unchanged from 2023.

The power programs have all been flown in a variety of aircraft including a Citabria…

Lew Shattuck was selected by the IAC Hall of Fame committee and the Board of Directors to be inducted into the International Aerobatic Hall of Fame for 2023. The official ceremonies took place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on November 9, 2023.

Before getting started in aerobatics, Lew Shattuck enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1952. While serving, Shattuck gained experience flying many different military fighter aircraft. In the summer of 1966, Shattuck was captured after his F-105 was shot down in North Vietnam and was kept as a prisoner for more than six years before being released. He…