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Thread: [Acro] Re: Helpful Suggestions
Message: [Acro] Re: Helpful Suggestions
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From: "Paul B. Stambaugh" <pstambau at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:49:28 UTC
Well put! --- Pete & Farrell Rouse <rousep at intcon.net> wrote: > To All, > > I am an aerobatic pilot who is no threat to any of > the competitors in any category; however, I feel > that I might have some suggestions that would be of > benefit. I am going out on a limb because of the > recent spate of in-fighting within the ranks of the > IAC. I do not know all of the issues with Mr. > Dorsey's tenure as the IAC president, nor do I feel > that it is relevant now due to his departure. Any > parting shots taken at this point are really > non-productive. I say let us give Gerry Molidor our > support and move the IAC in a positive direction > that is a benefit to all aerobatic pilots. > > Here are a few suggestions that might help with some > of the issues as I see them. > > 1. The small percentage of competitors versus the > overall membership. > > I suggest that the IAC sponsor weekend clinics for > aerobatics much in the way the EAA sponsors the > Sportair workshops. I feel that a relaxed and fun > atmosphere of a weekend clinic would probably entice > some more of the membership into competition. I see > this as an educational as well as flight proficiency > clinic. The people involved in the course could > bring their own airplanes, or rent a flight school > provided airplane. The clinic would cover the > maneuvers, scoring/judging, flying tips, aircraft > performance, etc. Basically a fun introduction to > competitive aerobatics. > > 2. Competition aerobatics is relatively unknown to > the 'outside world'. > > I suggest that whenever there is an aerobatic > competition, the organizers try an involve the local > media to get the word out to the general public. > The media involvement would need to be carefully > crafted in order to put aerobatics in a positive > light, not a bunch of elite, show-offs with too much > money and time on their hands. I am not saying that > the latter is the case, just that the general public > is uninformed about our sport, and we want to > portray it as a safe and exciting sport which has > benefits to regular flying; i.e., upset training and > flight proficiency. > > 3. Dissemination of information. > > One of the biggest issues this year seemed to be the > USAF decision concerning the fielding of an Advanced > team at the WAC. I am friends with one of the > original team members, but I still am not sure what > the issues were concerning the Advanced team (this > may be a case of utter confusion on my part). > Anyway, I suggest that there be a better flow of > information to the IAC membership. Email would be a > good start. I have contributed to the USAF for the > Unlimited and the Advanced team. If funding were an > issue, I would have gladly donated an extra $20.00 > to the Advanced team. My $20.00 would not have > meant much; however, if all of the other IAC > membership were to match it, then it would have been > something. I may not have all of my facts straight, > but I hopefully have pointed out that the > communications within the organization could use a > little more improvement. > > 4. Fragmentation of the IAC. > > I have seen the website which is proposing a new > aerobatic organization. Wasn't this the case when > IAC superceded the ACA (before my time)? Anyway, I > don't feel that creating a new organization will > really address any of the core issues. I feel it is > changing horses in mid stream. I realize that there > are many different viewpoints within the IAC. If > there is a particular direction the IAC should go, > then the membership should vote for it and then the > majority would provide the direction. If there are > people who are not in the majority, then keep up the > dialogue and see if there is an equitable solution > to be had. Constant in-fighting is non-productive, > and it just alienates people. I feel that we can > have internal disagreements, but when it comes to > interfacing with outside organizations, we need to > have a unified position. Let us not air our dirty > laundry to the public. > > I know that my viewpoints are probably not worth the > electricity used to send them across the net, but I > am willing to help. > > Thanks for not hitting the delete key immediately. > > Pete Rouse > Pitts S-1S > ===== Paul Stambaugh - IAC Chapter 88 Pitts S1-S N34RM "Psycho Therapy" SkyTours Aerobatics - The Ultimate Aerobatic Experience www.skytoursaerobatics.8m.com Ann Arbor, MI & Toledo, OH Phone: Days, Office (810)-986-0389, Evenings (419) 269-0626 Cell: 248-705-8495 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com