Congratulations! Mark and Martha Stewart were the winners of the Softie Parachute Raffle. Mark is an IAC member and an Advanced competitor and based in Ocala, FL They in turn donated the parachute back to the USA Advanced Aerobatic Team. The USA Advanced Aerobatic Team has offered it for sale on ebay. Thanks to everyone ...
Program 2 – Unknown is finished and the tension eased a bit…butВ only for a minute.В The pilotsВ will nowВ begin working on Program 3 – Unknown.В Yesterday ended withВ our friends on the Spanish TeamВ graciouslyВ providingВ an excellent Hanger Party.В В Alex and Javier served us delicious Paella, various meats and homemade Sangria!В This was perfect timing because everyone was ready ...
Well, WAC is over and Team USA walked away with theВ Bronze Medal! Woo Hoo! Go Team! В Rob Holland won the Gold Medal for his brilliant 4 minute freestyle!В Congratulations!! The Closing Ceremony was unbelievable! В This event has been well organized from the beginning to the end and we were all impressed daily by how seamless ...
This is it!В The Second Unknown.В Michael Vaknin has already flown and the rest of our team will fly this afternoon. Michael Racy, at number 13В is our first Team member flying.В В JeffВ isВ up nextВ at number 15В В followed by Goody, 25В andВ thenВ at number 28,В Rob Holland.В Michael RacyВ will be flying the Russian Program andВ theВ remaining teammates have chosen the U.S. Unknown Program. ...
The weather shut us down for the day but we are hoping to see blue skies tomorrow. The TeamВ Members areВ allВ in great spirits.В They do not need to be at the airport until 10:30 so they have a bit of time to relax and work on their Unknowns.В Michael Vaknin will be the second pilot to ...
What an intense day!В В The contest was eerily quiet while pilots worked on their sequences orВ watched their competitors fly. В Goody was first upВ for our Team and he remained calm andВ extremely focused. В RobВ was next. AlthoughВ Rob isВ predictably calm and cool..В he was moreВ reservedВ while he prepared for thisВ important flight.В It is now 2pm and both Goody and Rob have ...
Finally..onВ his 5thВ time strapping in…Vaknin finally was able to fly his Unknown and flew a great flight! We are looking forward to seeing how he scored! Go Vaknin!
Congratulations! Mark and Martha Stewart were the winners of the Softie Parachute Raffle. Mark is an IAC member and an Advanced competitor and based in Ocala, FL They in turn donated the parachute back to the USA Advanced Aerobatic Team. The USA Advanced Aerobatic Team has offered it for sale on ebay. Thanks to everyone ...
The day is done but not the Unknowns so we will begin again tomorrow.В It was a great day and Michael Racy had a beautiful time slot to fly in.В В The sun was just beginning to go down and the weather was cool and nice.В Everyone hereВ isВ very social and friendly and the contest continues to run ...
Good morning!В It isВ a cooler dayВ giving a nice reprieve from the heat we have been having. Michael Vaknin finally was able to fly but asked to return due to video issues. How difficult for a pilotВ to haveВ mentally prepared and reached that pointВ of flying the sequenceВ then asked to return. Unfortunately that is the nature of the beast ...