WHO WE ARE:
The Minnesota Cloud Dancers is an aerobatic flying club that was
originally formed in 1978, hence the "78" chapter number. Our chapter is
composed of about 50 members, primarily from Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
The members of the Minnesota
Cloud Dancers aerobatic flying club are people with a common interest in
aviation and a special love for the challenging and exhilarating sport of
aerobatic flying. Our club is part of the
International Aerobatics Club, a
division of the Experimental Aircraft Association
OUR PRINCIPLES AND CLUB
OBJECTIVES:
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Our number one goal
is to promote safer
flying skills through aerobatic flight.
The Douglas Yost Aerobatic Scholarship
is presented
yearly by IAC Chapter 78 from an endowment established in memory of Douglas
Yost by the Yost family. The purpose of this merit scholarship grant is to promote air
safety through aerobatics training. Each recipient of this scholarship will
receive a complete course of aerobatics and stall-spin awareness training of
approximately ten flight hours.
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Goal Number Two.
Hosting Aerobatic Flying
Competition. The
Doug Yost Challenge is held each year in
August at Cumberland, Wisconsin. The contest draws competition pilots from all over the Midwest and across the
nation. This is a unique opportunity to see our aerobatic competition
pilots and planes.
MORE ABOUT
US:
Welcome to our website. Our pages
contain
much information about our chapter. Chapter newsletters are available for
viewing in Adobe PDF format at the newsletter page. Pictures
and short bio's on our
member's airplanes can be seen at
Aircraft Pictures. Check out our precision aerobatic flying contests held at
Albert Lea, MN. and Cumberland, Wisconsin. We do not have a Chapter clubhouse
(yet...) and we meet periodically at various locations that are announced in our
newsletter and on our website. Our club stays in touch with the latest news and updates
via our Yahoo Groups email distribution association.
If you would like to join our club, please download our
signup form here. The yearly dues are a modest
$25.00 per individual and $35.00 for a family membership. The check should be
made out to IAC Chapter 78 and sent to our Chapter Treasurer, Ms. Kris Pichelman
at 2800 Acadia Court, Burnesville, MN 55337-3415.
Thanks for visiting our website! Wishing you Blue Skies and Tailwinds Always!
