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| SEPTEMBER
2010 | VOLUME 1 | NUMBER 6 |
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 Photo
by Laurie Zaleski
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Online
in real time
The U.S. National Aerobatic Championships
are here. From September 19 through September
25, you're invited to follow the action live on
Twitter and Facebook.
For
those of you who have text messaging, you can
receive updates via Twitter without having a
Twitter account. All you need to do is send
"Follow USNAcro" to the number 40404.
Just place that five-digit 40404 in the
"To" field of your mobile phone.
You'll receive a message, making sure you're
successful, and another message with
instructions to stop receiving messages.
Read
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IAC
Photo Archive Project on Facebook
An effort is underway to gather photos from the
history of the IAC. Galleries for each decade,
starting in 1970, have been filling up fast. There is
even a mysterious "unknown" category. Loop back through the history of the IAC in
pictures and maybe upload a few of your own. View
the gallery
Visit
the IAC
Facebook page for photos from the US Aerobatic
Nationals.
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| TIME
TO GET UPSIDE DOWN
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Where
to get aerobatic instruction
Now that the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships
are here, the end of the aerobatic competition season is
upon us. For those of you interested in competing, or
just learning more about spins or loops, it's a great
time to dust off those wings and go flying. Read
more
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| PROPOSED
KNOWNS FOR 2011
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We
need your input
The proposed Known Sportsman and Intermediate glider and
power sequences have been posted to the Oshkosh 365
forum, and your input is requested. These are the
proposed rule changes and Known sequences (Sportsman and
Intermediate only) for 2011. Oshkosh 365 will be the
ONLY place for members to make official comment on these
proposed rules and knowns. Just glide your way there by clicking
here.
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| FEATURED
AIR SHOW: SUKHOI WEST DEMO TEAM
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Featured
on Forbes.com
 Cory
Lovell flies aerobatics in a Pitts Model 12 in his spare
time. He also flies a Sukhoi 26M as part of the Sukhoi
West Demo Team stationed in San Francisco,
California. And when he's not doing that, he gives
flight instruction in a Pitts S-2C. Watch
the video
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| SAFETY:
BOXED-IN - CONTEST TRAFFIC PATTERN SAFETY
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| A
pleasure flyer decided to take a flight one day to visit
an airport where an IAC contest was in progress. Using
information from the notice to airmen published
specifically for the event, he followed all the rules
for announcing his arrival into the area. As he arrived
on downwind, he almost tangled with an aircraft exiting
the aerobatic box. What follows are his observations
about the uniqueness of operations at IAC contests and
how they may create a safety gap with outside traffic
during the heat of a contest. Read
more
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| FLIGHT
INSTRUCTION: SMOOTH TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS
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 People
who know Bill Finagin think of the Pitts. That's
because, just looking at his 10,000-plus hours as an
instructor of the aircraft, he probably has more hours
in the Pitts than any other human being. It's probably
safe to assume that when Bill has something to say about
the Pitts, we should all listen.
In the
July 2007 issue of Sport Aerobatics, Bill
contributed an article about making smooth takeoffs and
landings. He was gracious enough to allow the article to
be permanently archived on the Web, so we bring it to
you here: "Smooth
Takeoffs and Landings."
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AUDIO/VIDEO
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 Here's
a fun video Spencer Suderman sent me. He has a new
high-definition helmet camera called the Drift HD170,
and this video shows just how far these little cameras
have come. With one camera mounted in the cabane struts
and another on his helmet, he gets some rather amazing
views from his Pitts. Watch
the video
If
you'd like to purchase one of these cameras and help the
IAC, navigate your way over to www.MyPOV360.com.
Just enter coupon code aerobatics in all lower
case letters to get 30 dollars off and free shipping. In
addition, for each camera purchased, the IAC will
receive 15 dollars. Heck, that's worth the cost of a
membership all by itself!
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| POLL
QUESTION
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Q. What
would be your favorite aerobatic aircraft to fly?
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| EVENTS
CALENDAR
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Mason
Dixon Clash (Northeast)
Friday, October 8 - Saturday, October 9, 2010 Farmville
(KFVX): Farmville, VA
Contest Director: Pat Hayes 919 605 4280 ectorp1@gmail.com
Rocky
Mountain Invitational Aerobatic Contest (South Central)
Saturday, October 9 - Sunday, October 10, 2010 Lamar
Municipal Airport (KLAA): Lamar, CO USA
Director: Jamie S. Treat 303-648-0130 or 303-304-7937
E-Mail: JamieTreat@q.com
Website: WWW.IAC5.ORG
The
Borrego Akrofest (Southwest)
Friday, October 15 - Saturday, October 16, 2010 Borrego
(L08): Borrego, CA USA
Casey Ann Erickson 619-417-0839 E-Mail: CErickson@allwaysair.com
Website: www.iac36.org
2010
Phil Schacht Aerobatic Finale (Southeast)
Friday, October 22 - Saturday, October 23, 2010 Keystone
Heights (42J): Starke, FL
Contest Director: Charlie Wilkinson 301-537-7709 E-Mail:
pitts@eaglesportaviation.org
Website: www.iac288.org
62nd
Sebring Aerobatic Contest (Southeast)
Thursday, November 4 - Saturday, November 6, 2010
Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF): Sebring , FL United
States
Contest Director: Mike Mays 561-313-8503 E-Mail: soaerobatics@aol.com
Website: www.iac23.com
Tequila
Cup (Southwest)
Friday, November 12 - Saturday, November 13, 2010,
Marana Northwest Regional Airport (AVQ), Marana,
AZ
Contest Director: Jim Ward Contact 603-860-4456 E-Mail: tequilacup@gmail.com
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EDITOR'S
NOTE
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NATIONALS
AND AEROBATICS
 This
month, we focus on bringing you the International
Aerobatic Club's top contest: the U.S. National
Aerobatic Championships in Sherman/Denison, Texas,
September 19 through September 24.
For
those of you who aren't able to attend, I encourage you
to enable the text update feature on your phone in order
to receive updates as they happen. (See "Follow the
2010 U.S. Nationals" in this issue.) And visiting
the Facebook page for the U.S. National Aerobatic
Championships is a good way to get a multimedia
experience of the event. Read
more
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| WANT
TO LAND ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN? WATCH THIS WEBINAR
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Landing a helicopter on the South Lawn of the White
House is a feat that few pilots have accomplished. Lt.
Col. Lindy Kirkland, USMC (Ret), will take you for an
inside look at Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1)
and the pilots who fly the President of the United
States.
All webinars begin at 7
p.m. CDT.
To find out more about upcoming EAA Webinars and to
register, visit the webinars
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IAC
HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE |
 The
IAC wants to be your friend and invites you to visit our
page on Facebook.
Connect with fellow aerobaticists. enthusiasts and the
writers of In The Loop and tell us what and where
you have been flying. You will also find links to EAA’s
other division Facebook pages and to our online
community Oshkosh 365. Become
a friend of IAC today! |
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