With only one month left to compete in the finals for the Flying Challenge Cup stick-and-rudder skills competition in Redbird’s full-motion flight simulators, both pilots and non-pilots are giving it their all for that free ticket to Oshkosh 2014. And it’s still anyone’s game.
Since its launch at Sun ‘n Fun this year, the numbers have only continued to climb. Participants have so far logged over 4,500 flights with an average of 50 flights per day. Redbird Flight Simulations predicts that will increase to over 7,500 flights by finals in July. Over 1,400 people have completed registration for the Flying Challenge Cup — that’s an estimated 749 pilots, 204 student pilots and 500 non-pilots.
