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aerobatics

Sport of performing maneuvers such as rolls, loops, stalls, spins, and dives with an airplane. As an organized sport, rather than as an air show attraction (“stunt flying”), aerobatics began international competition in 1960 under the auspices of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
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The scholarship was established by the Aviation Law Committee to honor Gainesville attorney and longtime committee member, Eilon Krugman-Kadi, who lost his life while performing aerobatics in his L-39 jet at an airshow in 2007.
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