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 a century-long history of inspiring collegiate aviators through intercollegiate flying competitions, dating back to 1920.
The annual Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) has grown to include regional competitions leading to a national championship.
SAFECON 2023, held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, featured 28 teams from nine regions competing in flying, navigation, knowledge, and mathematical computation skills.
A six-part series, documented by FLYING, is covering SAFECON 2023, with "Episode 2: Who's Attending Nationals" revealing the qualified teams.

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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.