JULY 2008 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNATIONALNAL AEROBATICAEROBATIC CCLUB • Scaled vs. Full-Scale Aerobatics • Teaching Instructors the Basics • Attitude Versus Altitude • Advanced Team Update JULY 2008 • VOLUME 37 • NUMBER 7 • IAC SPORT AEROBATICS CONTENTS FEATURES 6 Going “Full Scale” Radio-control versus the real thing – Jim Bourke 12 Teaching the Basic Aerobatic Course Part One: Laying a good foundation – Greg Koontz, MCFI-A 2 19 Attitude, Altitude, and Aerobatics A bad attitude is as bad as no altitude –Budd Davisson COLUMNS 2 U.S. Advanced Team Update – Michael Steveson 3 President’s Page – Vicki Cruse 28 Technical Advisor 6 – Ken Appezzato DEPARTMENTS 4 Newsbriefs 30 Calendar THE COVER The late Eric Beard in the Yak 54 formerly 12 known as Russian Thunder. OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB 2008 U.S. Advanced Aerobatic Team Publisher: Vicki Cruse Executive Director: Lisa Popp Editor: Vicki Cruse Art Director: Phil Norton Dir. of Publications: David Hipschman Smith Clay Copy Editor: Colleen Walsh Contributing Authors: Ken Appezzato Budd Davisson Jim Bourke Greg Koontz Vicki Cruse Michael Steveson IAC Correspondence International Aerobatic Club, P.O. Box 3086 Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 Tel: 920.426.6574 • Fax: 920.426.6579 E-mail:
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