10/06/2026
A new competition category, Masters, has officially been proposed after having been discussed the past two years during speaker forums at the IAC pavilion. It has a special place in the competition category ranking system because of a few benefits that the IAC community would reap from its implementation:
-Creates more runway for a competition career that does not necessarily seek advanced/unlimited flying as an ultimate goal destination.
-Allows space for legacy aircraft to perform at their own level
-Ties performance to a known capability within a substantial part of the US aerobatic fleet, making competition more accessible, sustainable and engaging to the needs of a broader audience.
Read up more on Masters here: https://www.iac.org/news/2026-09-25-project-m-now-masters-new-competition-category-proposal