Must-Have Reading Material for Aerobatics
Bill Thomas Books, Aerobatic Hall of Fame Inductee
Fly for Fun and Fly for Fun to Win
(books now out of print and sold out, but worth the effort to find used!)
Aviation Organizations
AOPA - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
CIVA - Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne
EAA - Experimental Aircraft Association
FAI - The World Air Sports Federation
IAC - International Aerobatics Club
Aerobatics/Spin/Upset Training
Adam Cope, Flying Lemur, Inc., Potomac Airfield, Ft. Washington, MD, Tel. 703-623-9445, www.dcaerobatics.com
AndoverFlight Academy, Andover-Aeroflex Airport, Andover, NJ, Tel. 973-786-6554, www.andoverflight.com
Bud Davisson, SportAERO, Phoenix, AZ, Tel. 602-971-3991, email: buddairbum@cox.net
Bill Finagin, Dent-Air Ltd. , Lee Airport, Annapolis, MD, Tel. 410-956-0047, email wbfinagin@cs.com
Keoki Gray, Amelia Island Aerobatics, Amelia Island, FL, ameliaislandaerobatics.com, Tel. 904-277-8451
Rob Holland, www.aerial-advantage.com, Nashua, NH (603), 598-3180
Azhar Husain, www.vansantairport.com/main.html, Erwinna, PA (610) 847-8320
Greg Koontz, Greg Koontz Airshows, Ashville, AL, www.gkairshows.com, 205-616-8176
Mike Lakin, aerobatics, upset recovery, tailwheel transition, Super Decathlon, 304-389-0643, Mlakin130@yahoo.com
Brandon NeSmith (IAC19 Member),Table Rock Aviation LLC, 4294 Littlejohn Church Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645, (828) 757-0099 Airport, (828) 719-0391 Cell
Bryan Taylor (IAC19 Member), R and T Aviation, Elizabethtown, NC, 910-391-1030 RandTAviation@ec.rr.com
Johnny White (IAC19 Member), Aviators Unlimited, Abingdon, VA (KVJI) www.aviatorsunlimited.us johnny@aviatorsunlimited.us 276-614-0412
Parachute Packing
Buzz Conner of Blue Ridge Skydiving, Inc., 133 Winter Drive, Boones Mill, VA 24065, Tel. 540-721-1774.
Dawn Larsen, Raleigh, NC, 919-725-4594, dawn.downwindnc@gmail.com
Rob Wardell, YNot Rigging, 156 Airport Dr, Raeford, NC 28376, 910-875-6962, RWardell@YNotToday.com
Aerobatic Aircraft Manufacturers & Related Businesses
Acro Sport Inc. (Acro Sport I & II)
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Company
American Champion Aircraft (Champ, Citabria, Super Decathlon)
Aviat Aircraft (Pitts, Husky, Eagle)
Butler Parachutes
CAP Aviation (CAP 10, CAP 232)
DentAir (Aviat Pitts, Giles 200 & 202)
Extra Aircraft (EA-500, EA-300L)
Hooker Harness
Jim Kimball Enterprises (Pitts Model 12, Raptor, DR-109, Pitts Python)
MX2 Aircraft (MX2)
MT Propellers
National Parachute
Slick Aircraft
Snaproll Aerobatic Company (SU-29, SU-31, SU-31M)
Softie Emergency Parachutes by Para-Phenalia
Strong Enterprises (Parachutes)
Zivko Aeronautics
Restaurants at or near local Airports
Gilliam-McConnell Airport (5NC3), Carthage, NC, Pik-n-Pig BBQ Restaurant
Blue Ridge (MTV), Martinsville, VA, Runway Cafe
Ocean Isle (60J), Ocean Isle, NC, Pier Restaurant
Ashe County (GEV), Jefferson, NC, Shatley Springs
Rutherford County Marchman Field (FQD), Rutherfordton, NC, 57 Alpha Cafe
Hickory Airport (HKY), Hickory, NC, The Runway Café
Person County (TDF), Roxboro, NC, The Homestead
Stanton’s BBQ Airport, Gibson, NC, Stanton’s BBQ
Elizabethtown Curtis Brown Field (EYF), Elizabethtown, NC, Melvins
Farmville Regional Airport (FVX), Farmville, VA, The Prop and Club
Ocracoke Island Airport (W53), Outer Banks, NC, Howard’s Pub
Lancaster County Airport (KLKR), Lancaster, SC, sat. lunch
See also www.adventurepilot.com
Other Useful Links & Forms
Aerobatics Server - great acro web site from Dr. Günther Eichhorn, Acro Blaster listserver, http://acro.aerobaticsweb.org/
OLAN - One Letter Aerobatic Notation - free software to create forms, www.aerobatics.org.il/olan/welcome.php
Pitts S2-B Inspections Sheets - Created by IAC19 member Mitch Velikovich, download .doc file
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