Acroblast wrapup

The 2009 Wildwoods Acroblast is in the books. Competitors from 52 in Sportsman were Jason and Joe Flood who took first and third, Aaron Ham, Scott Jordan, Bob Sabbatino, Michael Zeltkevic, and Mark Mattioli; Kirill Barsukov took third Intermediate with Jim Wells, John Fellenzer, Stephen Seidel, and Will Morey; Doug Lovell and Sergey Prolagayev took second and third Advanced, with Ron Chadwick and Rob Marsicano. Fifty-two's Kendal Simpson and Dennie Thompson were the sole Unlimited Competitors. Kendal won the contest and Dennie won the four minute free.

Read the wrapup.

Contest Date

Chapter 52 will host the 2009, 11th annual Kathy Jaffe Challenge August 13th (practice) through August 16th at the Flying W.

2009 Spring Training Dates

Join IAC Chapter 52 in the Spring for training, critique, and celebration of the return of good flying weather. Current dates are:

April 4

Hammonton (N81). Organizer Dennie Thompson

April 18, 19

Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1) 9 to 5 Saturday, 10 to 2 Sunday. Organizer Doug Lovell

May 30-31

Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1) (waiver pending) 9 to 7 Saturday, 10 to 2 Sunday. Organizer Rob Marsicano (details) Here is (an album of pictures)

June 20

Last chance before Wildwood, at Hammonton (N81).

Practice and Presentation at Greenwood Lake

The practice at Greenwood Lake on April 18 came-off without a hitch. Stephen Seidel introduced fifty pilots to competition aerobatics, IAC, and Chapter 52. See a write-up and an album of photographs.

Plane Talk recognizes Ron "Wick" Chadwick, Sag, and 52 Pride

See this article by Lauran Paine, Jr. from the December, 2008 issue of EAA Sport Aviation, reprinted with permission, about our own Ron Chadwick and the Ron Chadwick Chapter Supremacy Award. Thanks to Scott Kirk for supplying the PDF.

Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar

The Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association (MAPA) & AOPA Air Safety Foundation present, "GPS From the Ground Up." Thursday, March 19, 2009. 7 - 9pm. County College of Morris. Student Community Center (SCC). Main Cafeteria 214 Center Grove Road. Randolph, NJ 07869-2086. 973-328-5000

Aerobatic Judging School

Join us in beautiful downtown Philadelphia on March 14th and 15th to learn the ins and outs of aerobatic competition, how to watch, how to judge. Post & Schell has volunteered it's excellent conference facility for the class. Find complete information here.

My Year in Aerobatics

Thanks to Scott Jordan for sharing his experiences of his first full year as a competitor flying his Vans RV-8. Read his story.

2008 Wrap-up

We kicked-off a new contest and a new trophy in 2008. The Wildwoods Acroblast produced by Will Morey and Directed by Craig Wisman was a big highlight to the competition year in the northeast. The Ron Chadwick Chapter Supremacy award at the Kathy Jaffe Challenge got national attention for its namesake and show of 52 spirit. Sergey Prolagayev, Jim Wells, Rob Marsicano, and Kirill Barsukov booked the inaugural win for fifty-two not without challenge from Chapter 11. First year competitor in an RV-8, Scott Jordan won the second place Northeast regional trophy in Primary. Will Morey won the Northeast regional trophy in Sportsman. Double agent Jim Wells won the regional trophy in Intermediate. Sergei Prolagayev won the regional trophy in Advanced. Dennie Thompson won the second place Unlimited. Jason "the kid" Flood gave Will Morey and Wes Jones a tight race in Sportsman flying his first year as a private pilot not to mention making the cover of GA News. Stephen Seidel and Seidel's Air Force came through again for the Morris Plains parade committee. Doug Lovell and John Fellenzer brought a spiffy Giles 200 into the club. Alex and Marina Belov organized a super Blue Bowl with our ever gracious and delightful host Marti Kalko. Ever popular on this site are our pictures pictures pictures from beautiful and talented Laurie Zaleski.

All of the (printed) news from 2008