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Please join the IAC Board in congratulating Jonathan Gaffney and Bruce Ballew in their recent appointments to the board. Jonathan comes to us as the NAA Representative and Bruce will be the Mid America Region Director finishing the remainder of Bob Freeman’s term. The IAC and its board thank Bob for his service and wish him the best in his new opportunity in Korea.

IAC is asking for your input in what you want in a new website. IAC has a dedicated task force set up for this project, but we need your help. What information do you want on the website? How do you want information displayed? Is there a website you like a lot? Tell us about what you like about it. This is wide open, so please provide your input. The only place comments will be reviewed is at IAC’s Unusual Attitudes Forum here.

The files collectively containing the proposed rule changes and Known sequences (Sportsman and Intermediate only) for 2012 have been posted to EAAForums.org. EAAForums.org’s Unusual Attitude forum will be the ONLY place for IAC members to make official comment on these proposed rules and knowns. Click here to go to the proposals.

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Aerobatics legend and International Aerobatics Club Hall of Fame member Betty Skelton – the “First Lady of Aerobatics” – died at her home in Winter Park, Florida, on Tuesday at the age of 85. Skelton was a pioneer as a female aerobatic competitor and air show performer, winning the U.S. National Female Aerobatic Championships for three straight years (1948-1950). She also made the Pitts Special airplane famous, as her performances in her “Lil Stinker” created a market for the biplane designed by Curtis Pitts. That airplane is now part of the National Air and Space Museum collection.
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On August 2, 2011 fellow IAC 52 member Jason Flood suffered multiple injuries as a result of a banner towing accident in Egg Harbor Township. Jason has been admitted to Cooper University Medical Center and is listed in critical condition. He has undergone multiple surgeries to date and has many more to come. Details of the accident have yet to be obtained from Jason as he has been in a medically induced coma. You can keep up with Jason’s status by visiting http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jasonflood. Contributions to…

CP Aviation, Inc. has awarded an Emergency Maneuver Training (EMT) scholarship at CP Aviation, Inc. to an aspiring young pilot, Kelsey Lomen, 18 years old, of Eagle Rock, CA.

The flight school, based in Santa Paula, is known throughout the world for their specialized training curriculum, originally developed in 1987. CP Aviation is the home of two Master CFI-Aerobatics, who have also been awarded National CFI of the Year by the FAA, Rich Stowell (2006), and Judy Phelps (2011).

The scholarship, now in its fourth year…

I, Doug Bartlett, representing Ann Salcedo, as Election Official, do hereby certify that Ann and I have received and counted the votes of members cast by ballot for the election of Officers/Directors to the IAC Board and report that the following persons received the number of votes set opposite their respective names:

Total Number of Counted Ballots: 674

IAC VICE PRESIDENT YEAR 2011

Name Total Votes Elected

1. Doug Sowder 628 YES

IAC Treasurer YEAR 2011

At its spring board meeting, the IAC board chose the dates for the 2012 US National Championships. The dates will be September 23 – 29, 2012.

Please join IAC and the aerobatic community is helping to save lives!  TechWatch, a new web based forum, is in place to help all aerobatic pilots, mechanics and manufacturers share information throughout the aviation community that may help others to recognize hazards or dangerous conditions that may arise with different aircraft.  Please join TechWatch, or just browse as a guest, and share the information we all need to fly safely.  The TechWatch site is http://www.usnationalaerobatics.org/iacsafetyforum/. …