IAC CHAPTER 26 NEWS

Doug Sowder Named to IAC Board of Directors
October 2, 2008 - The IAC Board of Directors has elected Doug Sowder, of Spokane, Washington, as the interim Director to fill the vacancy left by the untimely death of Erica Simpson. Doug will represent the Northwest Region, with Robert Armstrong being named as the Southwest Regional representative. Doug was previously on the IAC Board for a one-year term from 2005 to 2006. He is an Advanced competitor who was also a volunteer, and aircraft renter, at the 2008 Advanced World Championships in Pendleton, Oregon. When not flying, Doug is a ski-lift engineer in the Spokane area.

2008 U.S. Unlimited Aerobatic Team Members Chosen
September 30, 2008 – The members of the 2008 US Unlimited Aerobatic Team who will compete at the 2009 World Aerobatic Championships to be held in the United Kingdom August 18-30, 2009 are Robert Armstrong, Jeff Boerboon, Dan Clark, Vicki Cruse, David Martin, Allyson Parker-Lauck, Michael Racy, Debby Rihn-Harvey, and Hubie Tolson. Zach Heffley is the alternate.

Debby Rihn-Harvey reclaims Unlimited National Champion Title
September 30, 2008 – With an overall percentage of 79.25%, Debby Rihn-Harvey of La Porte, TX, reclaimed the title of U.S. National Unlimited Aerobatic Champion at the 2008 Championships which ended Friday. Debby had previously claimed the title in 2006. Other category champions include:
Advanced: Hector Ramirez of Ocala, FL
Intermediate: Michael Montgomery of Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Sportsman: Steve Packer of Reno, NV
Glider Unlimited: Jason Stephens of Gilbert, AZ
Glider Intermediate: Phil Wilson of the US Air Force Academy, CO
Glider Sportsman: Brandon Burfeind of the US Air Force Academy, CO
For full results log into: http://www.usnationalaerobatics.org/USN2008/scores.html.