Judges Schools

We offer two Judges Schools each spring: Intro and Advanced.

 

Intro to Aerobatic Judging

Who should attend:

  • IAC members who would like to become certified as a Regional Judge (see IAC Rule 2.6.1)
  • Competition pilots seeking a better understanding of judging criteria
  • Companions/spouse of competition pilots who would like to learn to critique
  • Newcomers to aerobatics who would like to learn the basic rules for judging
  • Previously certified Regional or National Judges who need to satisfy the recurrency requirements (see IAC Rule 2.6.3)
  • Current Judges who would like to brush up their knowledge of judging criteria (only need to attend 2nd day).

Course Description
Day One:

  1. Review of Requirements for becoming an IAC Judge
  2. Overview of the Competition Arena
  3. Introduction to the Aresti Aerobatic Catalogue
  4. Learning the Aresti Language
  5. Constructing Aerobatic Figures
  6. Review of Catalogue Families

Day Two (Recurrency Session):

  1. Contest Flight Program Rules
  2. Checking a Freestyle Sequence
  3. Detailed Judging Criteria

Upon completion of this course you will be qualified to volunteer as an assistant judge at any IAC competition, and will have completed one requirement towards becoming an IAC Regional Judge. For previously certified Judges, attendance at this seminar will fulfill recurrency requirements for attending a Judges Seminar as defined in IAC Rule 2.6.3.

 

Advanced Judges School

Course Description

This one-day seminar is a more in depth session than what is covered in the 2nd day Recurrency portion of the Introductory school. It is aimed at previously certified judges who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of judging aerobatic flying. The curriculum is less formal than that of the Introductory seminar, in order to encourage open discussion of the more subtle and less explicit judging criteria. For certified judges, attendance at this seminar will fulfill recurrency requirements for attending a judges' school as defined in IAC Rule 2.6.3.

Prerequisite
Attendees must have previously attended the Introduction to Aerobatic Judging Seminar.

Who should attend this seminar

  • Previously certified IAC Regional Judges seeking to become certified as an IAC National Judge (see IAC Rule 2.6.2)
  • Companions/spouse of competition pilots who would like to learn to more advanced concepts of judging to improve their critique skills
  • Competition pilots seeking a more in depth understanding of judging criteria
  • Previously certified Regional or National Judges who need to attend a Judges Seminar to satisfy the recurrency requirements defined in IAC Rule 2.6.3
  • Certified National Judges who need to attend a seminar to retain their National Judge privileges (see IAC Rule 2.6.3)
  • Current Judges who would like to deepen their knowledge of judging criteria.