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2010 | VOLUME 1 | NUMBER 1 |
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IAC Chapter 52 Ready For Spring
IAC Chapter 52, Greenwood Lake, New Jersey is an
active group of aerobatic enthusiasts from Southeastern
New York, Western Connecticut, North and Central New
Jersey, and Eastern Pennsylvania. The chapter has an
extensive online gallery of photos from their various
activities. View
the gallery |
| Spencer
Suderman flies his Pitts biplane as an air show
performer, but how did he get there? Spencer began his
flying career right side up. That all changed after
becoming acquainted with CP Aviation's Super Decathlon.
You can see from his videos that he has come a long way
from spin training. Read
more |
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| A
WELCOME MESSAGE FROM IAC PRESIDENT DOUG BARTLETT
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 Doug
Bartlett is the president of the IAC and is a member of
Chapter 1 in Chicago. He started flying aerobatics in
2003 with a Decathlon, flew a Sukhoi SU-29 before moving
on to an Edge 540. Doug currently competes in the
unlimited category.
Doug
has served the IAC as a treasurer and a government
liaison representative and looks forward to continuing
on in support of our membership. View
Doug's welcome message.
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| THE
HAMMERHEAD
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 The
hammerhead maneuver is one of Gordon Penner’s favorites.
It’s a maneuver that always invites a lot of discussion.
It’s also one of the harder ones to teach. It’s one of
the most satisfying maneuvers when done well - whether
competing or not. It definitely has a "sweet
spot" to it. Just as a good landing is more likely to
occur following a good stabilized approach, a good
rotation begins with a good upline. Read
more
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| FLYING
UPSIDE DOWN
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Perspectives
on Life
Bruce Olive skipped school on his 17th birthday to take
his private pilot check ride back in 1972. He used to
fly a Mooney while on business but gave that up after
too many dark and stormy nights flying under
single-pilot instrument flight rules. Then Bruce bought
a new Super Decathlon in 2007 and joined IAC
Chapter 19, of which he is now secretary. As Bruce
prepares for his second year of competition, he found a
link between inverted flight and successful business
strategies. Read
more
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| WHAT'S
THE BUZZ? TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING!
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 That
famous line from a Broadway musical is perfect for
introducing and explaining our new electronic
newsletter, In the Loop! This is a historic
moment for the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) -
release of our very first issue of this powerful new
communications tool. In the Loop is now an
important companion to the highly acclaimed IAC
magazine, Sport Aerobatics. Not only will it
provide IACers with the latest monthly news and schedule
updates, it will also bring a unique capability that
traditional print can’t, namely the inclusion of
online videos to help communicate information,
instruction, and entertainment. Of course, In the
Loop will be helpful in accomplishing some other
important goals, too! Read
more
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| FEATURED
AIR SHOW: MIKE GOULIAN
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 Mike
Goulian is probably best known as an air show performer
and a competitor on the Red Bull Air Race circuit. Last
year at AirVenture 2009 he was given the 2009
Bill Barber Award for Showmanship which is given to
an air show performer who has demonstrated superb
showmanship ability. Before the bright sun and white
smoke trails of the air show circuit, Goulian began his
aerobatics career flying International Aerobatic Club
contests. Watch
Mike's daily aerobatic workout. |
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| IMPROPER
MAINTENANCE LEADS TO FIERY ENGINE START
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 Rich
Stowell and Jim Bourke were getting ready to take Jim’s
Yak-54 up for an aerobatic flight when they had a bit of
a problem at start-up. “It was a pretty specific
example of improper maintenance that I doubt would
trouble anyone else.” Jim said. “Basically, the two
halves of the carb were not seated properly. The nuts
had been safetied but weren’t actually tightened
properly first! The gasket was fine, as I recall”. Read
more |
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| FLIGHT
INSTRUCTION
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 Paragon
Air Adventures, located in Belgrade, Montana, provides
stall/spin recovery, unusual attitude/upset recovery,
and recreational aerobatics. Instructor Tom Nagorski
flies the side-by-side Micco SP26A of which you don't
see a lot. Read
more |
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| EVENTS
CALENDAR
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For a
current listing of upcoming events visit the contest
calendar. |
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| AUDIO/VIDEO
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Renaud
Ecalle at WAC 2009
 The
2009 overall World Aerobatic Champion was Renaud Ecalle
of France. The French Team also won the Gold in the team
competition. Renaud finished his flights to applause
every time. It is the 5th time French pilots have won
this competition. Past French champions include Claude
Bessiere, Xavier de Lapparent, Patrick Paris, and Eric
Vazeille. Watch as Renaud Ecalle performs one of his
winning routines at the championships in Silverstone,
United Kingdom. Watch
the video |
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| Tom
Poberezny Enters ICAS Hall of Fame |
 EAA
President Tom Poberezny was inducted into the
International Council of Airshows (ICAS) Hall Of Fame in
December of last year. Poberezny was inducted as an air
show event organizer for his long stewardship of EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh, the world's largest general aviation
event. Poberezny thanked his wife, Sharon, and reminded
the audience of the responsibility that those in the air
show industry have. "You are the ambassadors of
aviation and the aviation community," he said.
"Think about the tens of millions of people you
reach and touch who have the dream of flight and are
impacted by this three dimensional space we work in. You
represent all pilots, all aviation enthusiasts, all that
love and participate in aviation." Listen
to the ceremony |
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| Interviews
With IAC Members Available on EAA Radio |
 EAA
Radio streams programming 24 hours-a-day including
interviews and reports on current aviation events and
highlights from AirVenture. Visit www.EAARadio.net
to listen to the live stream and our archives. You can
also find information on how to listen to EAA Radio on
your iPhone, Blackberry, or other internet enabled
phone. |
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| EDITOR'S
NOTE
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 Reggie
Paulk has been the editor of Sport Aerobatics
magazine for nearly two years. He began flying gliders
when he was 16 years old and transitioned to powered
aircraft when he was 17. After earning flight instructor
certificates in single and multi-engine airplanes,
Reggie went on to earn a seaplane rating at Kenmore Air
Harbor in Seattle, Washington. Reggie has flown
aerobatics in a Decathlon, Super Decathlon, Pitts and
Extra 300L.
While you may read Reggie's words in Sport
Aerobatics you are more likely to see and hear him
in each issue of In The Loop through his video
blog. Reggie says hello from Sun 'n Fun 2010 - watch
his video.
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| POLL
QUESTION
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How
many hours of aerobatic experience do you have?
1. Dreamer
2. 1 hour
3. 10 hours
4. Air show performer
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| FROM
THE EAA AEROBATICS COMMUNITY
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| The
'Unusual Attitudes' message forum at Oshkosh365 is alive
with activity. Have a look at the list below and follow
the links to read the actual questions and discussion
topics. |
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| JOIN
US
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 The
IAC will be at Sun
'n Fun 2010 from April 13-18. Make sure to stop by
the tent and join us in the forums.
Join
IAC | Find
an aerobatic instructor | Find
an IAC Chapter near you |
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