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DATE: December, 1995
FROM: Linda Hamer
IAC President
The following memo was sent to all IAC Chapter Presidents, Progarm Chairman, and IAC Board this week:
Reflecting on this past year, we have seen our contest activity grow and membership has grown to the highest ever. With the increased growth the financial cost of the organization has increased; however, the financial picture for the year is greatly improved over last, and is showing positive results. Weather plagued both IAC sponsored contests this year and also affected many of the Regional contests. SPORT AEROBATICS publication has endured long delays and is slowly catching up. Members use of electronic communication from e-mail to Internet has increased.
Following the resignation of Iris Birdsong as our Executive Director, an emergency session of the IAC Board convened to determine the best location for the Executive Office and to hire an Executive Director. Doug McConnell kindly stepped in to fulfill the Executive Director responsibilities while Mike Heuer agreed to handle the editorship of SPORT AEROBATICS in the interim. The Board has taken positive steps to address many of the problems which occurred in 1995 and is very optimistic in looking to 1996. A synopsis of our Fall IAC Board meeting follows along with other pertinent news:
Eleven IAC Board members were in attendance and three proxies were registered. Board members welcomed our new Executive Director, Sharon Heuer. Sharon's office hours will be 8:15 am to 5:00 pm daily with phone, 414/426-6574. Sharon has signed on with Compuserve, 103203.2314@Compuserve.com.
Tom Poberezny addressed the Directors during the meeting. He covered the Editor position for SPORT AEROBATICS, policy guidelines regarding content of our magazine, and what the Board expected of the Editor. He further addressed our IAC sponsored competitions and announced EAA's hiring of a new Director of Operations, David Hunter. Tom also expressed his desire to communicate with the IAC Board on any problems pertaining to EAA Administration. A letter of agreement will be formulated outlining IAC and EAA's role for the new executive office and director.
The Board concurred that an interview committee would be set up to select an Editor for SPORT AEROBATICS. I am pleased to announce we have contracted with Karen Diamond of K.Diamond Communications in Omaha, Nebraska to be our new Editor. Karen brings a wide variety of talent with her which I know will be well utilized in our magazine. Karen's first issue will be the February, 1996 issue of SPORT AEROBATICS. She will work with Managing Editor, Sharon Heuer to formulate a strategic plan for the next 12-18 months for SPORT AEROBATICS. It was further agreed that Sharon will write the "Update" column for the magazine since the most current information will be crossing her desk first on a daily basis.
IAC INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS - FOND DU LAC The IAC International Aerobatic Championships at Fond du Lac will undergo some changes for the coming year in order to dovetail with the EAA Fly-in and pay respect to everyone's personal time. Dates for the event will move to the Friday following the EAA Fly-in and go through Tuesday. Registration will begin on Thursday. An invitation to compete in the IAC International competition in Fond du Lac in 1996 will be extended to all the Team pilots from around the world who will be entering the WAC '96 in Oklahoma. The Board is considering the possibility of flying the Fond du Lac Cup in 1996 instead of the 4-minute program.
TEAM ADMINISTRATION TEAM PERSONNEL
Trainer John Morrissey Robert Armstrong
Manager Fred Peters Matthew Chapman
Chief Judge Alan Geringer Ellen Dean
Assistant Judge Howard Stock Michael Goulian
Chief Mechanic Richard Miller Diane Hakala
Mechanic Gary Monckton Phillip Knight
Line Person Paul West John Lillberg
Video Lew Shattuck Linda Meyers Morrissey
Debby Rihn-Harvey
Patty Wagstaff
The U.S. Aerobatic Foundation reports training by the U.S. Team
for the 1996 World Aerobatic Championships is underway. Each
pilot has been allocated a specific sum to hire a training coach
for this coming year. The Team is unified and focused on winning
the Gold in 1996!
The 1997 World Air Games to be held in Antyla, Turkey will include the World Glider Aerobatic Championships. Dates for this event are September 12-21, 1997. This means the U.S. proposal to host World Glider competition here in the U.S. will be moved to 1999.
CIVA will purchase height measuring devices that have been developed and tested at glider championships by Peter Huber of Austria. These will be used officially at all FAI Glider Aerobatic Championships. It is possible these could be used for powered aircraft as well.
Approval was received from CIVA for the U.S. to host the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships in 1997. IAC Director, Tom Myers, is heading up an effort to select a site for the event. Presently, three sites are high on the consideration list. Australia's proposal was chosen for the 1996 AWAC Known. It is a difficult sequence to be performed by a Pitts S-2A. With no AWAC on the calendar for 1996 this will have little effect on the U.S.
Substance abuse was discussed at CIVA and resulted in the requirement that local contest rules must have information if testing is required by the host countries government. This may need to be addressed in 1996 at the AWAC.
Mike Heuer was reelected as President of CIVA. Veva remains with the CIVA Bureau and Bob Davis remains as a member of the Judging Sub-Committee and the Site Survey Group.
Ray Rose is now heading up Judges Schools. He has already listed several schools for 1996. Ray replaces Liza Weaver who did an excellent job in this program.
Judging standards and judging evaluation have moved ahead. The IAC Board has adopted the Judges Performance Factors (JPF) now being used by CIVA. Results are to be confidential. When the ability to adapt the program to individual maneuvers becomes available, IAC will implement the procedure.
The Board concluded that the IAC Judges Newsletter, which has gained instant popularity, should be included in SPORT AEROBATICS rather than mailed specifically to those who are IAC Judges. In this way our entire membership can gain from the shared knowledge.
A note of clarification in the rules: To compete in the Unlimited Category you must have a current FAI license. You may not apply at the contest and fly there, you must bring it with you.
I have attached the rule changes which were finalized at the November meeting. They will take effect on January 1, 1996.
There seems to be a growing interest to offer a wider variety of competitive sequences in various categories. Please direct your thoughts and ideas on this to our Rules Committee Chairman, Howie Stock. If there is merit in this idea, the Rules Committee will follow with a proposal to the Board.
I have not received final word on implementation by the FAA of the new Chapter 48 which deals with our aerobatic competition boxes and practice areas. When received, I will pass the notice along.
It is within all members rights to propose amendments such as this in accordance with our process for amending the bylaws. The process that must follow is to have the proposal reviewed for legality by our legal counsel. If it is a legal proposal then each member must be notified of the proposed amendment prior to the Annual Business Meeting. The proposal is to be voted on at the next Annual Business meeting or Special Meeting of the membership.
Each time a proposal is made it costs our organization, not only in time expended, but most importantly it reduces the funds available for member activities. I would ask all of you to carefully consider any proposed amendment to the bylaws. Will it make a definite change for the better in your organization? Will it increase the stature of your organization? Is it something that could be dealt with in another manner rather than through a costly amendment process?
In conclusion, the Fall Board of Directors meeting was very productive. As the 1995 year comes to a close we can now look foward to completing our transition process. We all know that transitions are never easy for any organization. You have been patient during all of this process and the Board greatly appreciates it. It is with great confidence that we announce the addition of Sharon Heuer and Karen Diamond, two very talented individuals who will be of significant help during the coming months and years. Please welcome them.
I wish to extend to all of you my personal thanks for your consideration this past year and the sincere contributions that all of you have given in our transitions. My best to you in 1996!
Yours truly,
Linda L. Hamer
IAC President
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