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Debby Rihn-Harvey of La Porte, Texas, was crowned the overall 2006 U.S. National Aerobatic Champion at the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships in Denison, Texas that convened on Friday, September 29th. Rihn-Harvey is an eight-time winner of the Betty Skelton trophy that is awarded to the highest placing woman in the powered Unlimited category at the U.S. Nationals. Now, she can add the Mike Murphy Cup to her award repertoire which is awarded to the overall winner of the powered Unlimited category and the reigning U.S. National Aerobatic Champion. In addition, Rihn-Harvey will join the…

Say you’re an aerobatic pilot who wants to practice some maneuvers and your planned practice area is within four miles from the center of an airway and/or you intend to practice below 1,500 feet. You can’t just hop in the cockpit of your Pitts at the local airport and begin doing barrel rolls and hammerheads.

You first need to apply through a local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) for an FAA Form 7711-1, Certificate of Waiver or Authorization to establish an aerobatic practice area. Requirements for obtaining the practice area waiver are spelled out in chapter 48 of the FAA’s…

The Advanced World Aerobatic Team landed second place, only 0.5 percent away from Team Russia at the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships which finished in Radom, Poland on August 13. Team medals are based on the scores of the top three pilots from each country.  For the USA, team member Rob Holland finished second in the contest (78.51%), Jeff fourth (77.76%) and Hector Ramirez fifth overall (77.56%).

Annual Meeting/Member Reception The IAC Annual Meeting and Membership Reception will be held on Friday, July 28, at 6p.m. at the Nature

EAA, the International Aerobatic Club (IAC), and the aerobatic community mourn the passing of Bob Heuer, who passed on Friday, June 16 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 79. Bob was IAC’s first President and served in that capacity from the group’s formation in 1970 until the summer of 1973. He subsequently served on the IAC Board of Directors and was IAC #2, right behind Paul H. Poberezny.

In the fall of 1969, Bob and several friends approached Paul…

IAC is proud to announce a partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car that entitles members to receive 5% off Enterprise's low internet rates. This special rate is available by going to www.enterprise.com and using Corporate Number 32AIAC and PIN# IAC. These rates apply to all rentals, not just those at contest locations, but must be booked online. Where rentals are available at or near a contest location, a link to Enterprise has been included in each contest listing. In addition to off-site rental locations, Enterprise is rapidly…

UPDATE 9/22/2005

Memorial Services Scheduled

Friday, September 23, 2005 1 p.m.
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The public is welcome to attend. Pre-registration is required. Please contact Carmen Arevalo at carmen.arevalo@dfrc.nasa.gov or phone 661-276-3102. Be prepared to give your first and last name, date of birth, the last 4 digits of your social security number and your driver's license information when you call or email.

Saturday, September 24,…

More than 100 of the nation’s most highly-skilled aerobatic pilots will contend in head-to-head competition for the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship title at the Grayson County Airport in Denison, TX, this month. The Championships will be held September 25-30 in Denison, which is one hour north of the Dallas metro area, and are organized by the International Aerobatic Club (IAC), the governing body for aerobatics in the United States.

The 2005 National Championships highlight the selection of the U.S. Advanced Team members who will compete against top pilots from over 20…

Regional series competitors can find the latest standings in their region on the IAC Members only website at http://members.iac.org. Choose Regional Series under Contest Results. Having completed the required number of contests and in the lead as of today’s date are:

Mid-America

Northeast

Northwest

South Central

Southeast

Southwest

Primary

Craig Henry

Sportsman

Joe Haycraft

Weston Liu

Matt Lawrence

Sarah…

This year’s AirVenture should prove to be an exciting one with the appearance of SpaceShip One/White Knight - the world’s first civilian manned spacecraft to fly beyond the earth’s atmosphere; as well as, the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer that Steve Fossett successfully piloted on the first nonstop, non-refueled, around-the-world flight. Of course, there will be aircraft displays, vendors and educational opportunities galore and IAC is adding to the wealth of activities available to AirVenture attendees by hosting its own aerobatic workshops, forums and member activities.

Annual…