ABOUT THE FLIGHT TEAM

      INTRODUCTION

  The Metropolitan State College of Denver Aviation Department participates in precision flight competition sponsored by the National Intercollegiate Flight Association (NIFA). These competitions are known as SAFECONS, (or SAfety and Flight Evaluation CONferences). Award winners at SAFECON competition are nationally recognized for their achievements throughout the aviation industry, ... For more information about NIFA and a list of the schools that Metro's Flight Team competes with regionally, click the gold NIFA wings above and click the link to the NIFA website. A comprehensive list of all schools which are NIFA members can be found on the NIFA website. Flight Team practice and Regional competitions are held throughout the school year, with the national SAFECON competition held at a host school near the end of the school...

      CURRENT NEWS STORY

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      2008-2009 FLIGHT TEAM OFFICERS

  School sponsor is Professor Bruce Christian, and the team officers are (send webmaster the list of officers) ...

  USEFUL AVIATION LINKS

Below are some links to other sites useful to flight team operation and flight planning:

• SAFECON REGION I COMPETITION INFO
• Aviation Weather Center
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Graphic TFR Depictions

  WATCH A FLIGHT TEAM PRACTICE LANDING VIDEO

  WATCH A SLIDESHOW OF THE 2004 COMPETITION

In 2004 Metro's Flight Team was invited to the National Competition hosted by Middle State Tennessee University. Below is a link to the slideshow of some 2004 competition activities taken by a team member:

• Slideshow of 2004 competition