SAFECON Championship: The Ground Competition

Behind-the-Scenes of SAFECON 2023: The Thrills and Challenges of Ground Competition

Monday, July 03, 2023 at 10:11 AM ET

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FLYING releases the third episode of its six-part series documenting one of the most intense annual competitions in collegiate aviation. [Screenshot]

Key Takeaways:

NIFA's SAFECON is a premier collegiate aviation competition in Oshkosh, featuring 28 top teams from regional championships.
This article, "Episode 3: The Ground Competition," provides an inside look at the non-flying challenges teams face.
Ground events test critical skills such as rapid aircraft identification, complex flight planning with an E6B, and meticulous preflight inspections to find seeded discrepancies.

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The National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) is the Super Bowl of collegiate aviation. This year, 28 of the best teams, having won their regional competitions, made their way to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ready to display their skills both in the air and on the ground.

Here at FLYING, we’re excited to share “Episode 3: The Ground Competition,” the next installment of our six-part SAFECON 2023 series. This episode pulls back the curtain on the ground portion of the competition, showing you the intense prep and brain-teasing challenges the teams tackle.