SAFECON Championship: What Teams Qualified?

Each year, "the best of the best" compete to defend their school's legacy.

Monday, June 26, 2023 at 09:44 AM ET

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For more than a century, the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) has inspired collegiate aviators to strive for excellence through competition. [Screenshot]

Key Takeaways:

The National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) has promoted excellence in collegiate aviation through intercollegiate competitions since 1920.
NIFA's annual Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) evolved from regional competitions in the 1970s to a national championship.
This year, 28 teams from nine regions competed in the SAFECON National Championship in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, testing skills in flying, navigation, knowledge, and mathematical computation.
"FLYING" magazine documented the SAFECON 2023 event, including a six-part series revealing the top qualifiers.

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For more than a century, the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) has inspired collegiate aviators to strive for excellence through competition. NIFA’s history stretches back to post-World War I, when collegiate flying clubs organized their first intercollegiate competition in 1920.

Some of the current coaches and judges had their own experience with the annual Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) as early as the 1950’s. By the 1970s, growth led to the establishment of regional competitions with a singular focus: making it to the national championship.