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                                        VOLUME 1&nbsp; |&nbsp; NUMBER 8</b></font></td>
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                                                          Inductee<br>
                                                        </b>Jimmy
                                                        Franklin flew
                                                        air shows for
                                                        over 30 years.
                                                        He was one of
                                                        the most well
                                                        recognized and
                                                        respected
                                                        performers in
                                                        aviation. He was
                                                        known for his
                                                        spine tingling
                                                        flying and also
                                                        his showmanship
                                                        and one of a
                                                        kind innovative
                                                        style. Jimmy was
                                                        inducted into
                                                        the IAC Hall of
                                                        Fame in 2010. <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803558&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.eaa.org/intheloop/articles/1012_Franklin.asp">Read

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                                                Sebring Contest<br>
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                                              Florida, IAC Chapter 23's
                                              Sebring Contest is one of
                                              the largest chapter
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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"><b><font color="#003974" face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">COLLEEN KELLER FIRST TO
                                        EARN SMOOTH ACHIEVEMENT UNDER
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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="143"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803565&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.eaa.org/intheloop/articles/1012_Keller.asp"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://images.eaa.org/intheloop/1012_Keller150.jpg" alt="Keller" vspace="4" width="150" align="left" border="1" height="117" hspace="4"></a><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Colleen Keller (EAA
                                      759828, IAC 435485) of San Diego,
                                      California, has become the first
                                      pilot to earn a Smooth Achievement
                                      Award under the new guidelines.
                                      Recently modified to make Smooth
                                      Awards more accessible, the new
                                      criteria permit qualifying
                                      certificated flight instructors,
                                      in the same aircraft, to grant
                                      Smooth Awards in the Primary,
                                      Sportsman, and Intermediate
                                      categories. Keller earned her
                                      Primary Smooth Award in her 1990
                                      Steen Skybolt. Sport Aerobatics
                                      (SA) recently talked with Keller
                                      about her achievement.</font><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803566&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.eaa.org/intheloop/articles/1012_Keller.asp">Read

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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Eric Backsheider
                                        finally finds a POV camera he is
                                        happy with<br>
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803567&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.acronut.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/ride-along-with-me/"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://images.eaa.org/intheloop/1012_Backsheider150.jpg" alt="Poster" vspace="4" width="150" align="left" border="1" height="79" hspace="4"></a></b>I've
                                      tried several times over the last
                                      few years to get a camera to work
                                      in my plane.&nbsp;None have&nbsp;really&nbsp;done
                                      it much justice; that is until
                                      now.&nbsp;I just got a new point of
                                      view (POV) camera that is working
                                      pretty well. It stays on (which is
                                      good because it was not cheap) and
                                      holds up to the <em>g</em>'s
                                      pretty good.&nbsp;The camera I bought
                                      is a Drift Innovation&nbsp;HD170. This
                                      is an HD 1080P&nbsp;camera, but in
                                      720P, it gives a 170-degree&nbsp;view.
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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Jimmy Franklin
                                          Dueling Wacos<br>
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                                        IAC's 2010 Hall of Fame
                                        inductee, it seems appropriate
                                        to feature a couple of Jimmy
                                        Franklin's more popular air show
                                        acts. The first video is of
                                        Jimmy flying his dueling Wacos
                                        routine with Elliot Cross. <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803570&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6MQwRXlmzA">Watch

                                          the video</a></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">In this second video,
                                        Jimmy flies his Piper Aerostar <em>Starship
                                          Pride</em> as ZAR. <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803571&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Rd0gf3T88">Watch

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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Air show glider crash
                                        highlights challenges of
                                        low-level routines<br>
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                                      some incredible photos of an air
                                      show crash in a glider. Pilot Mike
                                      Newman was performing a Swift
                                      Aerobatic Display in a Swift S-1
                                      at an airfield in Shoreham,
                                      England, when the accident
                                      occurred. Newman survived, but the
                                      incident highlights the dangers of
                                      low-level aerobatics—even by those
                                      who are qualified. <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803573&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311828/Shoreham-air-crash-pilot-escapes-stunt-glider-smashes-runway.html">Read
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                                        Point-Counter Point<br>
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                                      August 2010 issue of<em> AOPA
                                        Pilot Magazine</em> featured two
                                      great articles debating the
                                      stabilized approach. Tom Horne's
                                      article "Steady As She Goes"
                                      advocated "on speed, on glide
                                      path, no surprises" in support of
                                      the stabilized approach. Dave
                                      Hirschman's counterpoint was
                                      "Stabilize This!" Dave wrote about
                                      a "decelerating, unstable approach
                                      that preserves your airplane's
                                      maneuverability." Aerobatic
                                      Instructor Jim Alsip looks at the
                                      two arguments and thinks they are
                                      both right. <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803575&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.dylanaviation.com/?q=node/53">Read

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                                          <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803576&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.vimeo.com/14411110"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://images.eaa.org/intheloop/1012_video-sunquest150.jpg" alt="Glider Aerobatics" vspace="4" width="150" align="left" border="1" height="268" hspace="4"></a></b>Forrest
                                        Fox sends us a video of a
                                        aerobatic training operation in
                                        Florida as a thank you for their
                                        flight instruction. </font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">"Here's a short video I
                                        put together for the people that
                                        taught me to fly my Pitts. Great
                                        guys, great operation, great
                                        weather this time of year! Check
                                        them out if you're in the market
                                        for training. I think the video
                                        also does a good job of
                                        explaining what makes aerobatics
                                        appealing to the non-air
                                        show-pilot types in the world of
                                        aviation." - Forrest Fox<br>
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803577&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.vimeo.com/14411110">Watch
                                          the video</a></font></p>
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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#eeeeee" height="214"> <font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Aerobatics are not
                                      necessarily restricted to
                                      full-sized aircraft,
                                      radio-controlled aircraft can do
                                      some pretty amazing things that
                                      human-occupied aircraft cannot.
                                      This month's series of poll
                                      questions examine your perspective
                                      on the role of R/C aircraft in
                                      aerobatics.</font><p> <font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Q.&nbsp;Have you ever
                                          been involved with
                                          radio-controlled aircraft?</b></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Q.&nbsp;Have you ever
                                          flown aerobatics with a
                                          radio-controlled airplane?</b></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Q. Do you think
                                          radio-controlled airplanes
                                          could benefit your full-scale
                                          flying?</b></font></p><p><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803578&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.eaa.org/intheloop/poll/default.asp"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://images.eaa.org/intheloop/vote_now.jpg" alt="Vote now" width="89" border="0" height="25" hspace="25"></a></p>
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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff"><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Aerobatic Judges schools
                                      for 2011 are now posted on the IAC
                                      website. All classes are
                                      introductory except for one class
                                      in March which offers advanced
                                      training. Classes are offered in
                                      every region of the United States
                                      as well as one course in British
                                      Columbia. <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803579&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.usnationalaerobatics.org/iacdb/JudgesSchoolListing.asp">View
                                        the course listings </a></font>
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                                        Lets start out with a look at a
                                        mystery photo and see how sharp
                                        you all are out there. Who is
                                        this and what are they flying?</font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Answer next month</font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Photo by: Lauri Zaleski</font></p><div>&nbsp;<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Happy New Year!<br>
                                          <img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://images.eaa.org/intheloop/reggie_paulk.jpg" alt="Reggie Paulk" vspace="4" align="left" border="1" hspace="4"> </b>This
                                        issue of <em>In the Loop</em>
                                        features Jimmy Franklin, the
                                        newest inductee to the IAC Hall
                                        of Fame. Jimmy and his air show
                                        partner Bobby Younkin died
                                        during mid-air collision at an
                                        air show in 2005, and his son,
                                        Kyle, received the award in his
                                        honor. I had the opportunity to
                                        interview Kyle for a story in
                                        the January issue of <em>Sport
                                          Aerobatics</em> magazine. </font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">In the last issue, we
                                        asked you to vote on which
                                        airplanes you'd like to see
                                        featured in <em>Sport
                                          Aerobatics</em>, and the
                                        results were overwhelmingly in
                                        favor of the Giles 202. We
                                        photographed a particularly nice
                                        G-202 at Oshkosh 2010, and we
                                        will feature it in a future
                                        issue of <em>Sport Aerobatics</em>
                                        for you.</font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">I would like to thank
                                        you for subscribing to <em>In
                                          the Loop</em>, and I look
                                        forward to a wonderful year
                                        ahead.</font></p>
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                                        LESSONS FROM 1911 STILL HAVE
                                        VALUE</b></font> </td>
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                                  <td width="671" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="235"><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Louis Blériot was the
                                        first to traverse the English
                                        Channel in an airplane. His
                                        designs also had a profound
                                        effect in North America,
                                        including the first U.S. Air
                                        Mail flight. Fred Stadler will
                                        present a webinar on Blériot and
                                        his planes and an update on
                                        EAA's Blériot XI project.</font></p>
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                                      <li><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Wednesday, January 5:
                                          <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803580&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/226306426">Building
                                            a Blériot XI</a> with Fred
                                          Stadler</font></li>
                                      <li><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Wednesday, January
                                          19: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803581&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/608572802">Buying,
                                            Flying, and Owning a Piper
                                            Cub</a> with Steve Krog</font></li>
                                      <li><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">Wednesday, January
                                          26: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803582&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/637696323">Just
                                            Say No to Useless
                                            Maintenance</a> with Mike
                                          Busch</font></li>
                                    </ul><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2">All webinars begin at 7
                                        p.m. CST. To find out more about
                                        upcoming EAA Webinars and to
                                        register, visit the <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803583&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.eaa.org/webinars/">webinars</a>
                                        page.</font> </p><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><i>EAA
                                          gratefully acknowledges the
                                          support of Aircraft Spruce and
                                          Specialty Co. for their
                                          generous sponsorship of our
                                          webinar programs.</i></font></p>
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                                      invites you to visit our page on <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.mmsend2.com/link.cfm?r=221344535&amp;sid=11803584&amp;m=1192376&amp;u=ExAA2&amp;s=http://www.facebook.com/EAAIAC">Facebook</a>.
                                      Connect with fellow aerobaticists.
                                      enthusiasts and the writers of <i>In
                                        The Loop</i> and tell us what
                                      and where you have been flying.
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