Topics for discussion:

• Update on Contest Preparation
• Recap of flyout to Stearman Field
• June activities
• 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 21st of May.

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

Ross has asked to remind everyone that the traffic pattern on the field is to the West of the airport, and to inform people that Rick Nutt’s hangar is about mid-field on the East side.  I’m sure it won’t be hard to find.

Airport data on Stearman Field is can be found on Airnav by clicking here.

If anyone needs a ride, seats are becoming hard to come by.  Please email info@iac15.org for more information.

The Wichita chapter will hold a brief club meeting at 11am on April 21st at Rick Nutt’s hangar at Stearman Field (1K1) followed by lunch and some flying.

They’ll have current judges on hand who will be willing to work with folks for Smooth Awards.

For those interested in going down as a group, we’ll plan on rendezvousing at KIXD at around 0930 for the trip to Stearman Field.

If you’d like to go but need a ride, please email info@iac15.org to arrange for transportation.

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IAC Chapter 15 March 2012 Newsletter

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Topics for discussion:

• Update on Contest Preparation
• Overview of Judges School
• April Playday, anyone?
• Flyout activities
• 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 19th.

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

Hangar 10 is on the Northwest Corner of the Downtown airport. Instead of stopping at the Signature building when you get to the airport, continue on the South loop around the airport which will take you up the West side.

Keep going, past some t-hangars and Hangar 10 will be on the right.

The large conference room is up the stairs on the second level, and there will be someone at the desk if you have questions.

Website for Hangar 10: http://www.h10mkc.com/

John Morrissey will be the course instructor and this class does count toward regional and national judge recurrency.

All interested in learning more about judging are invited to attend.

Cost of the seminar is $50 and includes coffee & doughnuts, lunch, course material, and a copy of the 2012 IAC Rulebook.

The Aresti catalog can be ordered at: www.arestisystem.com

The seminar will be held in the conference room at the Commemorative Air Force, Heart of America Wing hangar located on the east side of KIXD located in Olathe, KS at 6 Aero Plaza Dr (map).

To guarantee enough course materials, please contact Brenda Lea by Monday, March 5 at 913.908.3362 or brenda@tailwindphoto.com.  Reservations are not required to attend the course.

Course Description: This one-day seminar is a more in depth session than what is covered in the 2-day recurrency portion of the Introductory Course. It is aimed at previously certified judges who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of judging aerobatic flying. The curriculum is less formal than that of the Introductory seminar, in order to encourage open discussion of the more subtle and less explicit judging criteria. For certified judges, attendance at this seminar will fulfill recurrency requirements for attending a judges’ school as defined in IAC Rule 2.6.3.

Prerequisite: Attendees must have previously attended the Introduction to Aerobatic Judging Seminar.

Who should attend this seminar:

• Previously certified IAC Regional Judges seeking to become certified as an IAC National Judge (see IAC Rule 2.6.2)
• Companions/spouse of competition pilots who would like to learn to more advanced concepts of judging to improve their critique skills
• Competition pilots seeking a more in depth understanding of judging criteria
• Previously certified Regional or National Judges who need to attend a Judges Seminar to satisfy the recurrency requirements defined in IAC Rule 2.6.3
• Certified National Judges who need to attend a seminar to retain their National Judge privileges (see IAC Rule 2.6.3)
• Current Judges who would like to deepen their knowledge of judging criteria.

Attention Judges Seeking Recurrency:

Annual currency requirements, including passing the annual Revalidation and Currency (R&C) Exam are defined in the IAC Official Contest Rules, section 2.6.3.

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You can download the rule book as a single PDF file or in two parts.  Part 1, covers everything through Chapter 8 plus the Index; and Part 2 contains the appendices only.

You may also view the rule book directly on the website.

In addition to the rule changes adopted by the IAC Board of Directors, applicable rule changes adopted from CIVA, and numerous edits to clarify existing rules and criteria, the 2012 edition includes two major changes: incorporation of the Advanced category for gliders, and incorporation of the changes to the 2012 Aresti Aerobatic Catalogue (Condensed) including the revised Catalogue numbering system and the addition of four new subfamilies of figures: Reversing Whole Loops; Horizontal S’s; Reversing P-Loops; and Double Humpty Bumps.

Chapter 8 contains the judging criteria on those new figures.

Also, the Advanced power minimum allowed altitude has decreased and the penalty has increased for violating the minimum altitude. Advanced and Unlimited power Free program Versatility rules have also changed.

Highly recommend that you page through the entire document and look for the marginal change bars which identify all significant changes from the 2011 edition.

Jen made her first skydive at the age of 18 in 1989, and has since logged more than 3,000 skydives.  She holds numerous credentials as a skydiving instructor and is one of only six National Examiner Directors for the USPA in the United States.

She became a designated FAA Senior Rigger in 1995, and in 2009 achieved the rank of Master Rigger.

Jen is qualified to repack both backpack and seat pack emergency parachutes, and has owned and operated Skydive Kansas since 1995.

Jen will speak about owning and maintaining a parachute and will discuss various aspects of proper use, care and fitting of emergency parachutes worn in aerobatic airplanes.  She will also discuss things to look for when purchasing a parachute.

If your parachute is out of date, bring it to the meeting.  Jen has repacked several chutes for IAC15 club members, and is offering chute repacking for $60.

IAC15 is opening up this meeting for fellow local aviation organizations that have an interest in parachute operations, such as the CAF, EAA, and the local Glider Club.

Meeting Details

February 20th at 7pm in the upstairs meeting room of the Heart of America Wing Hangar (Map).

Contact Jen at Skydive Kansas for parachute repacking or to make a skydive!

Skydive Kansas, LLC
1613 East Laing
Osage City, KS 66523
785.840.JUMP
jump@skydivekansas.com