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2011 | VOLUME 2 | NUMBER 11 |
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| REMEMBERING
BETTY SKELTON: HARD AS NAILS |
 Betty
Skelton passed away on August 31, 2011. She was truly an
aviation legend, and her story is summed up in an
article on Jezebel.com: "She's the first woman to
be inducted in both the International Aerobatic Hall of
Fame and the NASCAR International Motorsports Hall of
Fame."
Read the story | Watch
an oral history from C-SPAN |
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| FEATURED
AIR SHOW |
Anthony
W. (Tony) LeVier Inducted Into IAC Hall of Fame
 Tony
LeVier, who chalked up more than 10,000 flying hours in
260 different airplanes, was a flight instructor,
charter pilot, barnstormer, airline pilot, air racer,
and premier test pilot. Tony described the turning point
in his professional life as when he joined Lockheed in
1941. In 1942 he flew production test flights in the
P-38 Lightning and toured fighter bases in Britain,
demonstrating flying techniques for U.S. pilots. He made
first flights in 11 Lockheed aircraft including the U-2
high-altitude reconnaissance airplane. In 1955 he was
named the director of flying operations at Lockheed
Martin. Mr. Levier will be featured in the January issue
of Sport Aerobatics. Read more and watch the video
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| SAFETY |
IAC
Technical Tips Manuals Now Available Online!
By Steve Johnson, IAC Safety Chair, for In the
Loop
The IAC
Technical Tips Manuals are on the Internet! Many
thanks to Eric Minnis for getting the electronic files
made and to Trish Deimer-Steineke at the International
Aerobatic Club for getting the files a home.
The
manuals are in the members-only section under Safety at
the IAC
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AUDIO/VIDEO
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Spencer
Suderman Performs 64-Turn Inverted Flat Spin
 Spencer
Suderman attempted to break the world record for number
of turns in an inverted flat spin. He climbed his Pitts
as high as it would go, rolled inverted, and proceeded
to spin the airplane for 18,000 feet. Spencer is writing
a story for an upcoming issue of Sport Aerobatics,
so be on the lookout for it. Watch
the video
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IAC
ON THE AIR
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 IAC
President Doug Bartlett co-hosted EAA Radio's On the
Fly! program with EAA Radio's Jeff Montgomery
(J-Mont-G) when the show visited the IAC Pavilion during
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011. J-Mont-G and Doug talked
with many guests including: Debbie Rihn-Harvey, Jeff
Boerboon, Rob Holland, and University of North Dakota
Aerospace Aerobatic Team member Taylor Ortega. You can
hear the program under the On the Fly! section of
the AirVenture 2011 EAA
Radio archives.
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| MYSTERY
PHOTO
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Last
month's photo was of an Air
Force glider on tow, headed to the aerobatic box
during the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships in
Sherman/Denison, Texas.
 This
is a screen grab from a YouTube video. Can you tell what
airplane this is?
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EDITOR'S
NOTE
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 By
Reggie Paulk,
Editor - In the Loop
We're
almost to Thanksgiving, and winter is rapidly
approaching. Where has the time gone? With the bulk of
the Christmas season ahead of us, I wanted to take this
opportunity to wish you a very happy and healthy
Thanksgiving.
The
2011 competition season is behind us, but many are
already actively thinking about opportunities in 2012
and beyond. I was happy to hear that the U.S. will be
hosting the Unlimited World Aerobatic Championship in
Jean, Nevada, in 2013. It may seem far off now, but time
flies. If you have a chance, please show your support
for the U.S. team and cheer them on in 2013. See you in
December!
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 FROM
THE EAA AEROBATICS COMMUNITY
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WEBINARS
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Fifty
Years of Fly Baby
Join Ron Wanttaja as he talks about the history and
characteristics of one of EAA's earliest homebuilts, in
honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1962 EAA Design
Competition.
All webinars begin at 7 p.m.
CST unless
otherwise noted. To find out more about upcoming EAA Webinars and to
register, visit the webinars
page.
EAA gratefully acknowledges the
support of Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co.
for their generous sponsorship of our webinar programs.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Special
Airworthiness Bulletin CE-12-01 Issued
A Special Airworthiness Bulletin regarding stainless
steel rudder cables on some models of Extra airplanes
has been issued by the FAA. You can find
the PDF here .
The
International Aerobatic Club has come to an agreement
with the EAA to process credit card payments for our
members when they order the IAC Achievement Awards.
Previously the only option has been to send a check or
money order.
All of
the application forms for the IAC Achievement Award
program have now been updated to reflect a new option
for the applicant to purchase their pins, decals, and
patches with a credit card. Visit
this link for an application.
Proposed
Knowns and Rule Changes for 2012 Posted
Files collectively containing the proposed rule
changes and Known sequences (Sportsman and Intermediate
only) for 2012 have been posted to EAAForums.org. The
EAAForums.org Unusual Attitudes forum will be the only
place for IAC members to make official comments on these
proposed rules and Knowns. Click
here to go to the proposals.
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