by Rick Byrd -----   Sound score is a tough one to improve on. Maybe in your area the sound score stays at a 5 because no one has heard a q...

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  by Bruce Hanley, IMAC Rules Committee Chair --- A couple of general things before we dive into the judging details involved with spins: ...

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  One of my passions in life is to teach. After a long discussion with Mike Hurley after sharing with him how passionate I was to share my life...

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  by Bruce Hanley, IMAC Rules Committee Chair ---  ( 1/4 circle up to a full circle...): In a roller, the only choice available to pilo...

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As a CD you are responsible for the conduct of the contest. There are some minimal rules cited below that you must follow in order for your contest to count for regional points. However, beyond these, it is your contest and you can run it as you see fit. Your primary job is safety - at all times to run the contest in a manner that assures the protection and safety of participants and spectators. Beyond safety, this paper is offered simply as a reminder of all the things you might need or want as a part of your contest. It is aimed at a "typical" two-day weekend IMAC contest.

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   by Bruce Hanley, IMAC Rules Committee Chair ---   The subject is the leftward turning tendency of our planes that we have t...

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 by Bruce Hanley, IMAC Rules Committee Chair ---   The first issue you must decide when judging snaps is that he did or did not do th...

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 by Bruce Hanley, IMAC Rules Committee Chair ---   When the Aresti calls for a turn (non-roller...) what is meant is an "Aerobatic Tu...

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By Wayne Geffon ----- This method is how I go about checking CG on a plane that weighs too much to put on a CG machine. This is generally the same w...

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by Wayne Geffon - September, 2006 I was asked to do an article on IMAC set up in my 40% Carden 260. I’d like to start out by saying that this is pur...

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