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DECEMBER 2010 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE of the INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB Jeff Boerboon: The 2010 U.S. Unlimited Champion Nationals Results Flying and Non-Flying Awards Drive one. 2011 Ford Fusion Drive Smart The Privilege of Partnership The 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year – the Ford Fusion and Fusion EAA members are eligible for special pricing on Ford Motor Company Hybrid are the most fuel efficient sedans in America. The new vehicles through Ford’s Partner Recognition Program. To learn more models offer more power, class-exclusive technologies, such as Blind on this exclusive opportunity for EAA members to save on a new Ford Spot Information System (BLIS®) and Ford SYNC®, and more total vehicle, please visit www.eaa.org/ford. passenger and luggage capacity than the Toyota Camry. There’s no reason for midsize sedan shoppers to look anywhere else. VEHICLE PURCHASE PLAN OFFICIAL MAGAZINE of the INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB Vol. 39 No.12 December 2010 A PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB CONTENTS “This is my whole thing about teams . I can’t do this on my own; nobody can.” Jeff Boerboon FEATURES 04 2010 U.S. Nationals From the contest director Doug Lovell 06 2010 U.S. National Champion: Jeff Boerboon Reggie Paulk 18 2009 Non-Flying Awards 20 2009 Flying Awards 24 2010 National Champions COLUMNS 03 / President’s Page Doug Bartlett 16 / Just for Starters Greg Koontz 28 / Insurance Ryan Birr DEPARTMENTS 02 / Letter from the Editor THE COVER 31 / FlyMart and Classifieds Jeff Boerboon doing his thing. Photo by Jay Tolbert PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE & KATHY PETERSON REGGIE PAULK COMMENTARY / EDITOR’S LOG OFFICIAL MAGAZINE of the INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB PUBLISHER: Doug Bartlett IAC MANAGER: Trish Deimer EDITOR: Reggie Paulk SENIOR ART DIRECTOR: Phil Norton DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS: Mary Jones COPY EDITOR: Colleen Walsh CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: Doug Bartlett Greg Koontz Doug Lovell Reggie Paulk Ryan Birr It’s December Already? IAC CORRESPONDENCE International Aerobatic Club, P.O. Box 3086 Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 DECEMBER IS THE NATIONALS issue. Pitts, Extras, Decathlons, Sukhois, Yaks, Tel: 920.426.6574 • Fax: 920.426.6579 E-mail: reggie.paulk@gmail.com Every month fi nds me amazed at how Stuadachers, and MX airplanes than I’d quickly the year is passing by, and this ever seen in one spot. In fact, one com- PUBLICATION ADVERTISING month fi nds me no less amazed. petitor even brought a Stearman. It was MANAGER, DOMESTIC: One of the perks of being editor is I the fi rst one many people had ever seen Sue Anderson get to interview the Unlimited champion at the Nationals, and it was a special treat Tel: 920-426-6127 for the feature story. Th is year, I got to to watch it fl y inverted spins as the Fax: 920-426-4828 interview a man who’s been quite success- engine cut out. Some unique stories came MANAGER, EUROPEAN/ASIAN: ful at the Advanced level, both nationally out of the Nationals, and I hope to bring Willi Tacke and internationally, for several years. them to you over the coming months as Tel: +498841/487515 Jeff Boerboon is we move into the new year. Fax: +498841/496012 a man who has lived To make sure you get the E-mail: willi@fl ying-pages.com competitive avia- The hangar at most out of your member- COORDINATOR, CLASSIFIED: tion from the ship, I wanted to again direct Alicia Canziani outset. From fl ying your attention to In the Loop, E-mail: classads@eaa.org the North Texas radio-controlled the IAC’s e-newsletter. A few MAILING: Change of address, lost or airplanes as a kid, to people have told me that damaged magazines, back issues. Regional Airport spot landings in they haven’t been receiving EAA-IAC Membership Services Tel: 800.843.3612 Fax: 920.426.6761 college, to whipping it, so I wanted to provide you E-mail: membership@eaa.org around the sky in an was packed with with the link to go sign up Extra 330SC today, and check out back issues. The International Aerobatic Club is a division of the EAA. Jeff is a competitor. more Pitts, Extras, Just navigate your way to One trait he exhib- http://EAA.org/intheloop— its is that of a team Decathlons, it’s that easy! WWW.IAC.ORG WWW.EAA.ORG player. He may be Th e November issue of the one winning, Sukhois, Yaks, In the Loop has a link to a EAA® and SPORT AVIATION®, the EAA Logo® and Aeronautica™ are registered trademarks and service marks of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. The use of these trademarks and but he attributes it PowerPoint presentation by service marks without the permission of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2010 by the International Aerobatic Club, Inc. All rights reserved. to all of the people Stuadachers, and Chapter 12’s DJ Molny The International Aerobatic Club, Inc. is a division of EAA and of the NAA. in his life who that’s a good primer on aer- A STATEMENT OF POLICY The International Aerobatic Club, Inc. cannot assume responsibility for the accuracy of the material presented by the authors of the articles in the helped him get MX airplanes than obatics and the IAC. You magazine. The pages of Sport Aerobatics are offered as a clearing house of information and a forum for the exchange of opinions and ideas. The individual reader must evaluate there. I hope you may also vote on the air- this material for himself and use it as he sees fit. Every effort is made to present materials of wide interest that will be of help to the majority. Likewise we cannot guarantee nor endorse enjoy his story as I’d ever seen . planes you’d like to see on any product offered through our advertising. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective much as I do. the cover of the magazine in measures can be taken. Sport Aerobatics (USPS 953-560) is owned by the International Aerobatic Club, Inc., and is published monthly at EAA Aviation Center, Editorial Department, Th is year, I had the coming months. P.O. Box 3086, 3000 Poberezny Rd., Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Periodical Postage is paid at Oshkosh Post Office, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and other post offices. Membership rate for the opportunity to travel to Texas to see With Christmas and the new year the International Aerobatic Club, Inc., is $45.00 per 12-month period of which $18.00 is for the subscription to Sport Aerobatics. Manuscripts submitted for publication become the the Nationals fi rsthand. What an experi- rapidly approaching, I would like to wish property of the International Aerobatic Club, Inc. Photographs will be returned upon request of the author. High-resolution images are requested to assure the best quality reproduction. ence! Th e hangar at the North Texas you a Merry Christmas and a very happy POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Sport Aerobatics, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. PM 40063731 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Pitney Bowes IMS, Regional Airport was packed with more new year! We’ll see you in January. Station A, P.O. Box 54, Windsor, ON N9A 6J5. 2 Sport Aerobatics December 2010 Please submit news, comments, articles, or suggestions to: reggie.paulk@gmail.com DOUG BARTLETT COMMENTARY / PRESIDENT’S PAGE Onward and Upward THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS fi nished a busy aerobatic pilots and on through the compe- CIVA continues to raise the bar on the meeting at the end of October in Oshkosh. tition pilots. Advanced and Unlimited categories, while A few of the topics discussed are well worth Th e second area of focus needs to be in the IAC has limited the movement of the reviewing here to ensure all members are the IAC chapter insurance arena. Currently Intermediate category. Th is year the board aware of the directions being taken by your our chapters cannot conduct aerobatic sem- decided to reject any rule that made the representatives. Th e minutes of the meet- inars with our fellow Intermediate category ing will be posted on the International EAA chapters or divi- more diffi cult and Aerobatic Club website for review by the sions and then take EAA The most removed the snap roll on membership as soon as they are approved members for an aero- the 45-degree upline. by the board. Transparency of reports and batic fl ight. Th is important to the While this action supports actions taken by the board is important. seriously limits our abil- the grassroots side of aer- For this reason you will fi nd the agenda ity to bring value to the IAC is recruitment obatic competition, it also packet provided to the directors and offi - EAA overall and severely widens the gap between cers attached to the minutes. For those restricts our ability to and retention of Intermediate and desiring to know the details, the 196-page bring aerobatic enthusi- Advanced. It has been my document will be presented in its entirety. asts into the world of members. experience that the issue Rod Hightower, the new EAA presi- aerobatic fl ight. Th is will of Intermediate complex- dent, spent an hour with the board be an area of signifi cant ity is the hottest of discussing new opportunities for EAA and eff ort for the IAC, EAA, and the chapter competition topics. It does not appear to its divisions. Rod asked us to identify our insurance providers over the winter. be letting up anytime soon.