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Embry-Riddle’s Eagles Flight Team partners with Tecnam P92 MkII for National Intercollegiate Flying Association competitions and training operations.

Navigating the virtual skies: an inside look at SAFECON 2023’s ground simulator events

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

The annual competition is set to be held this year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

For the first time since 2019, NIFA SAFECON hosts an in-person national championship at the Ohio State University Airport.

Students from 28 schools will compete to show off their skills and knowledge in aviation.

FlightSafety International announced on Tuesday that it has made an investment in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) that includes naming rights to SAFECON National Championship. This commitment will coin the NIFA championship “The SAFECON National Championship Powered by Flightsafety.”  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Both NIFA and FlightSafety have a long history […]

The National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) kicked off the next round of its Safecon events in region 8 on Tuesday. The competition is being held at Terre Haute International Airport (KHUF) in Terre Haute, Indiana. NIFA serves as a forum for competitive and non-competitive collegiate aviators. The goal is to help them expand their studies […]

She’s well known amongst women who fly as a spark of energy, a driven force, and a bit of an instigator. So, the fact that Wally Funk has now achieved her lifelong dream of flying beyond the Kármán Line and becoming an astronaut does not surprise those who know her in the slightest. We knew […]

The pandemic forced the 2021 NIFA SAFECON (National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference) Championship to be held virtually this year without the flying segments. After completion of the online events, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Golden Eagles Flight Team from its Prescott, Arizona, campus won the event, making them 13-time national SAFECON champions and […]