The Liberty University School of Aeronautics flight competition team is the winner of the National Intercollegiate Flight Association (NIFA) Region 10 Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) air meet for the eighth consecutive year.
The competition, hosted by Elizabeth City State University, was held Oct. 10-13 on the ECSU campus and at Elizabeth City Regional Airport.
Liberty Flight Instructor Nathan Edwards (’10) earned the Top Pilot award; Melanie Evans (’11), also a flight instructor, was named the Top Scoring Female Contestant.
Liberty’s team placed first overall, first in the overall flying category, first in the overall ground category, and first in five of the nine events: Edwards for aircraft preflight inspection, Evans in simulated comprehensive aircraft navigation (SCAN), seniors Matt Sylvester and Corbin Brown in navigation, junior Patrick Spencer for computer accuracy, and junior Zach Floto for ground trainer.
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