Chapter 52 and Greenwood Lake Airport will host the Advanced Aerobatic Judging one day course with Bill Finagin instructing, organized by Miriam Levin. Join us on Saturday, March 20th at Greenwood Lake airport. See the Advanced Aerobatic Judging School announcement for full details.
Our annual dinner was a blast on December 12, 2009 at Maggiano's in Phili. Eligible hot aerobatic pilot bachelors and the Northeast's best couples attended for great food and great company. Stephen Seidel showed us a touching and humorous tribute to IAC Chapter 52 and then handed-out hand crafted awards for the Northeast regional series. Check out the Chapter 52 annual dinner to see fun photos, and Intermediate regional champion Larry "Ice Man" Bashore reveal a surprise under his tuxedo.
The Wildwoods Acroblast produced by Will Morey and Directed by Craig Wisman kicked-off another year of precision aerobatic competition for IAC 52. Fifty-two made a timber harvest at the Green Mountain competition in Vermont. Our own Kathy Jaffe Challenge was a complete success - well attended in all categories and everyone flew three times. Stephen Seidel and Ron Chadwick continued community relations with aerobatic seminars at Greenwood Lake and Lincoln Park. Fifty-two members joined Stephen to present a patriotic fly-by for Randolph, NJ in July. Sergey Prolagayev hosted regular practice sessions at Hammonton airport throughout the contest season. Kendal Simpson, the Flood family, Dennie Thompson, Laurie Zaleski, Mike Josi, Aaron Ham, Doug Lovell, Ann Salcedo, and Kurt Stofko attended the EAA AirVenture show. Jason Flood represented IAC as the young aerobatic star for KidVenture and Doug was announced for the IAC board at the IAC annual meeting. Steve Seidel, Jay Tesauro, Scott Kirk, Alex Belov, Scott Jordan, Hans Bok, and John Fellenzer exhibited for IAC and Chapter 52 at the Greenwood Lake Airshow where members Kendal Simpson and Ron Saglimbene performed. Fifty-two participation at Nationals included Ann Salcedo as VC, Doug Lovell running the web and assisting CD Chris Rudd, Miriam Levin judging pilots, Laurie Zaleski making photographs, and competitors Dennie Thompson and Dan Tourgie. Fifty-two cleaned-up the Northeast regional series with Dennie Thompson and Kendal Simpson first and second Unlimited, Sergey Prolagayev and Doug Lovell first and third Advanced, Larry Bashore and Kirill Barsukov first and third Intermediate, Jason Flood first place Sportsman, Jay Tesauro first place Primary. Stephen Seidel provided hand made trophies for all of the Northeast region winners. Sergey Prolagayev commissioned this beautiful Northeast Region, Aerobatic Club Calendar, 2010. Ever popular on this site are pictures pictures pictures from beautiful and talented Laurie Zaleski.