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    Great thread, gang; thanks for the excellent...

    Great thread, gang; thanks for the excellent info, Bruce.

    I recently installed a GTX-335 in the Extra and see first-hand evidence of position drop-outs whenever its GPS antenna loses its view of...
  2. Thread: Fair unknowns

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    IAC is a tiny organization of about 3,600...

    IAC is a tiny organization of about 3,600 members, only about 500 of whom fly competition. We're IAC: you and I, Wes and Tony, your other correspondents on this thread and their pals. We're not...
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    Balloting now open for 2014 board election

    Dear IAC members:

    Balloting is now open for IAC's 2014 board election. Find voting information, candidate profiles and a link to the online ballot here. (Viewing this page and voting online...
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    IAC Members: Please Read, Then Vote

    In the summer of 2013, IAC’s board asked members to revise our club’s governance documents to improve the way the club operates. Members voted overwhelmingly to do so.

    However, the updated...
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    Hi Chris, You might get in touch with Phil...

    Hi Chris,

    You might get in touch with Phil Deturk, who has built and wrenched on a lot of G200s and G202s. (You can find photos of his G200 on the web; it's stunning.) If you send me a private...
  6. Your IAC-/Acro-related Airventure 2013 pics wanted!

    All,

    I'm putting together a photo essay for Sport Aerobatics from AirVenture 2013. If you have IAC- or aerobatics-related photos you'd like to contribute for possible publication, would you get...
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    Proposed Rules Changes for 2014

    All– Here are rule changes I've proposed for 2014. Feedback and brickbats are welcome. –Jim Ward


    1. Improve the Rule Regarding Late Arrivals

    Issue: The language of 3.6.2 (refusing entry...
  8. Proposed IAC Sportsman and Intermediate Knowns for 2014

    Here are 2014 Sportsman and Intermediate Known Sequences I've proposed. Brickbats are welcome. –Jim

    Sportsman

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    Intermediate

    3020 3021
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    Rules Changes for U.S. Nationals

    Hello IACers:

    At its spring 2013 board meeting, the IAC board of directors approved a set of changes to the rules affecting the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. These changes mostly...
  10. Call for 2014 Sequence and Rules Change Proposals

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    Hello IACers:

    A reminder that the deadline for proposing 2014 Known sequences and rules changes is July 1, 2013 — just 6 weeks away.

    IAC ...
  11. CIVA selected sequence "C", a U.S. submission,...

    CIVA selected sequence "C", a U.S. submission, for 2013. -Jim
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    4-Minute Free Program Stats To Date in 2012

    From the 2013 Rules Change Proposals thread:


    Wes & all,

    The 4-Minute Free is an interesting topic. Here are some numbers:


    36 regional contests are posted on the IAC results page so far...
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    Actually, one Advanced competitor flew a 4-Minute...

    Actually, one Advanced competitor flew a 4-Minute Free Program in Ohio this year.

    Jim
  14. Proposed CIVA Unlimited Power Known programs for 2013

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  15. Proposed CIVA Advanced Power Known programs for 2013

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  16. Proposed CIVA Unlimited Glider Known programs for 2013

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  17. Proposed CIVA Advanced Glider Known programs for 2013

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    13-1: My support is close, but not identical, to...

    13-1: My support is close, but not identical, to DJ's: I'd keep the "start upward" figures 8.5.9.1 and 8.5.17.1. I've heard no carping about these from pilots flying lower performance airplanes; to...
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    Sure! 180hp Decathlons will do rolling circles...

    Sure! 180hp Decathlons will do rolling circles all day long at 1 roll inside per 90º without exceeding AFM limits. (I've watched a friend, who has much better finesse than I, do outside rollers in...
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    Chopmo, the reference aircraft for Intermediate...

    Chopmo, the reference aircraft for Intermediate is the Great Lakes. For Sportsman, it's a 7ECA Citabria (115hp, no inverted system). Find these in P&P 221 on page 3.

    -Jim
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    What's YOUR IAC Chapter Doing?

    I'm curious about how IAC chapters are giving back to the communities in which they hold their contests.

    Here in Washington state, Chapter 67 leveraged (read, "plagiarized") some ideas from our...
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    Rafael, I think that Wes misspoke...

    Rafael,

    I think that Wes misspoke (miswrote?)... as you might have heard elsewhere, all Nationals participants are eligible to win flight medals; only U.S. citizens are eligible to win category...
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    There are so many perils with teaching yourself...

    There are so many perils with teaching yourself acro; one is, the "instructor" has no experience getting you out of a jam. Sooner or later, you'll be looking at the airspeed or tach needle dashing...
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    Hi Larry, I recommend that you get in touch...

    Hi Larry,

    I recommend that you get in touch with your local IAC chapter. You can find contact information using EAA's chapter locator page. More often than not, it's a local chapter member who...
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    Feedback: Proposed Rules for 2012

    All,

    Some feedback for your consideration re, the proposed 2012 rule changes.


    12-1 (box heights for Advanced): Fine reasoning about aligning with CIVA. Support.
    12-4 (alternate means of...
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