A brief reminder about the June meeting this coming Monday, June 17th at 7pm in the conference room at Signature Flight Support at KIXD.

Also don’t forget about the fly-in and breakfast this Saturday.  Click here for more details.  Be sure to read the NOTAMs for New Century AirCenter if you plan on flying in.

MAC80 is hosting their 5-catagory contest at the end of this month in Seward, Nebraska.  More information on their Contest Website.

Contest organizers are still looking for volunteers for the World Aerobatic Championships in Texas in mid October.  If you would like to volunteer, contact Joy McKinney at jmckinney29@gmail.com.  More information at the www.wac2013.com website.

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A quick update on the Great Plains Collegiate Challenge in McPherson, KS.

It will be a primary-sportsman contest with the flying beginning mid-day on Saturday, April 27th and will roll over to Sunday, April 28th if needed.

While it will be a primary/sportsman contest, the sportsman category will have a subset category called Sportsman II for those who have been competing in sportsman for a while, or who typically compete in Intermediate through Unlimited.

Also, pilots flying in Sportsman II will be encouraged to draw a Sportsman free, which Lynn Bowes has volunteered to check.

There will be time to arrive at the contest on Saturday morning and still compete, or if there is enough interest you can show up Friday and get some box time.

Rod F. has indicated he will drive out on Friday, so if someone needs ground transportation he’s willing to help out in that regard.

As always, volunteers are needed!

Will send updates as new information comes in.

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We are looking for volunteers during the World Aerobatic Championships.

The event takes place from October 9 through October 20, 2013 at the North Texas Regional Airport (KGYI).

If you’d like to volunteer for a day, a week or the whole 10 days of competition please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Joy McKinney: jmckinney29@gmail.com

Joy will be coordinating volunteers for the following positions:

Recorders: sit with a CIVA judge and their assistant to record the judging scores. Prefer those with previous contest experience.

Line Judges (Boundary):  This is an important role as we must have all four boundaries manned. Prefer experienced regional judges or assistant judges, or experienced boundary judges.

Drivers:  Use of a truck to either move judge line items or drop off and pick up the boundary judges.  Driver’s must provide Driver’s license for clean DMV check.

Transport/Mover:  Help move the judge’s line equipment, tables and seating to alternate judging locations.

Score Runner:  Two types of score runners; 1. pick up scores on judge’s line and deliver them to the chief judge table., 2. transport the scores from the chief judge table to the scoring room.

Video assistant:  Help with the video work during competition.

Please feel free to share this information with anyone you know wants to come to WAC2013 to volunteer.  We want to start funneling all volunteer requests to Joy now. She is set up to receive requests and has herself all organized. 🙂

Thank you!

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For those traveling from out of town to the Chapter 15 contest, we’ve made additional arrangements at the Holiday Inn, Olathe.

The rate is $79/night, which includes a hot breakfast buffet and a free shuttle to the airport.

You must mention this rate when making your reservation, and you may cancel up to and including the day of your reservation without penalty.

There will be additional transportation accommodations between the hotel and the airport via Chapter 15 members.

Holiday Inn, Olathe Medical Center
101 W. 151st St.
Olathe, KS  66061
(913) 829-4000

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Box markers will be set out on Saturday, August 11th.  We’ll meet at Signature Flight Support at KIXD around 8am and head out to the infield shortly after that.

There’s gonna be some flyin’.

The box will be open after the markers are set, and anyone wanting to get a sneak peak at the box is welcome to join us.

You’ll need to review the waiver and sign the box use form prior to participating.

View the entire airspace waiver by clicking Airspace Waiver 2011-2013 Kansas City Aerobatic Club. (4.2 mb PDF)

If you can volunteer for the Barnstormer, your help is greatly needed and appreciated.  Register online if you plan to compete OR volunteer.  This gives us a heads up on how many volunteers we have, as well as how many mouths to feed at the banquet!

Got Water?

We’re in need of donated bottled water!  If you find bottled water on sale and can make a donation to the contest, pick up a case (or two!) and bring it to the contest.

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The details are coming together for the 2012 Harold Neumann Barnstormer.

The contest page has been updated, and will continue to be refreshed in the coming weeks.

Be sure to take a look at the aerobatic box waiver document which includes a satellite image of the box.

Pre-register for the contest online at the ACRS Registration page.

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A quick reminder about the monthly meeting this coming Monday.

Topics for discussion:

• Update on Contest Preparation
• CAF Expo – Volunteers needed
• Anyone going to Seward?
• IAC National News

We’ll be meeting in the large conference room at Hangar 10 at the Downtown airport (KMKC) at 7pm on Monday the 18th of June.

The address is 1001 NW Lou Holland Drive, Kansas City, MO 64116

Commemorative Air Force Summer Expo

The Ghost Squadron is holding their summer Expo on July 14th and 15th, and will be in need of volunteers to handle miscellaneous jobs.  If you can help, please email Brian Von Bevern at bvonbevern@earthlink.net.  Brian will be at the meeting on Monday to recruit volunteers to help.

Midwest Aerobatic Championship

IAC 80 is holding their summer contest in Seward, NE on June 23rd and 24th with practice and registration on the 23rd.  If you’re interested in going to help out, but need a ride, let Grant know.

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2011 Nationals wrapped up a couple weeks ago, and a few local names fared quite well.

Paul Thomson (Chapter 15)28-Sep-2011 08:59, NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300S, 22.0, 32.0mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 640

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Paul Thomson (Ch. 15) placed second in Sportsman, followed by Wichita Chapter 119 Rick Nutt in third.

Other notable mentions in Sportsman are Aaron McCartan (Ch. 15) in 7th, Patrick Carter (Ch. 119) in 11th, and A.J. Hefel (Ch. 119) in 14th.

Rick Nutt (Chapter 119)27-Sep-2011 12:36, NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300S, 18.0, 34.0mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 500

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The Advanced Team was selected, and annual Barnstormer competitor (and new IAC 15 member) Craig Gifford was selected as part of the team.  Congratulations, Craig, and good luck on the Team!

Photos from Nationals are on the Photos section of the Nationals site.

A complete list of results are also posted on the Nationals site.

More results below.

Read more…

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Preparations are coming to a head for the 2011 Barnstormer.

Box markers will be set out on Saturday, August 20th.  We’ll meet at Signature Flight Support at KIXD around 8am and head out to the infield shortly after that.

There’s gonna be some flyin’.

The box will be open after the markers are set, and anyone wanting to get a sneak peak at the box is welcome to join us.

You’ll need to review the waiver and sign the box use form prior to participating.

If you can volunteer for the Barnstormer, your help is greatly needed and appreciated.  Register online if you plan to compete OR volunteer.  This gives us a heads up on how many volunteers we have, as well as how many mouths to feed at the banquet!

Got Water?

We’re in need of donated bottled water!  If you find bottled water on sale and can make a donation to the contest, pick up a case (or two!) and bring it to the contest.

Unwind with a movie.

After the flying is done for the day, join EAA Chapter 200 for a showing of Island in the Sky, staring John Wayne as Captain Dooley at the Gardner Airport.  More details here.

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The Midwest Aerobatic Championship is coming up at the end of the month, June 25th and 26th at the Seward, NE airport (KSWT)).

Practice and registration start on Friday, June 24th, with a full five category power contest to follow on Saturday and Sunday.

Leave a comment if you plan on going.

Primary $75
Sportsman thru Unlimited $100

Hangar

Donations cheerfully accepted for the free hangar space.

Food

Meals are included in Entry Fee which include Denny Bornmann’s Steak Fry Friday evening and a catered diner Saturday evening.

Both meals are at the airport. Family members and friends can eat as well for a nominal fee.

Lodging

Seward Super 8 – 402.643.3388

Lincoln Airport Quality Inn – 402.475.9541

Lincoln Airport Sleep Inn – 402.475.1550

Other hotels can be found at the Lincoln Airport by internet search.

Transportation

Contest transportation provided by MAC80 members however cars can be rented at the Lincoln Airport

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