
Representing Embry‑Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus, the ERAU Flight Team competes at the annual National Intercollegiate Flying Association's (NIFA) National and Regional Safety and Flight Evaluation Conferences (SAFECON). The events we compete in are not aerobatic but are precision flying and knowledge events.
2024-25 Eagle Flight Team Tryouts
Interested in joining the Flight Team?
- Attend our mass briefing; and complete the form linked below.
- No prior experience required.
- Five weeks of learning and practicing the ground events.
- Testing and interviewing.
- All majors are welcome.
- Feel free to come and ask members questions if you see us on campus!
If you are interested in trying out for the Team, complete the application form.
Region IX Champions for 41 Years!
The Embry-Riddle Eagles Flight Team competed in the NIFA SAFECON Region IX competition in October 2023. The team placed first overall, second in flight events, and first in ground events.
The Eagles Flight Team has taken home its 41st Regional Championship. The competition was held at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Polk County, and the event was hosted by the Aerospace Center for Excellence. Our hard work does not stop, as the 2024 SAFECON National Competition is just around the corner.
The full list of our awards, honors, event competitors and their positions is below:
2023 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Competition


Ground Events
Aircraft Recognition
- Garrett Linney (2nd Place)
- Junhyeong Choi (3rd Place)
- Travis Ludlow (4th Place)
- Nicholas Kellogg (8th Place)
- Addison Webster (17th Place)
Computer Accuracy
- Dong Hwan Kim (2nd Place)
- Younghwan Park (3rd Place)
- Wonmin Kim (5th Place)
- Seung Hoon Han (6th Place)
- Hoyong Lee (7th Place)
Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation
- Garrett Koch (2nd Place)
- William Karanikolas (3rd Place)
- Matheus Vianello (4th Place)
- Claudia Koutsantanou (5th Place)
- Se Min Hong (11th Place)
Aircraft Preflight Inspection
- Nicholas Kellogg (2nd Place)
- Garrett Linney (5th Place)
Overall
- SAFECON Championship (1st Place)
- Judges Trophy (2nd Place)
- Flight Events Championship (2nd Place)
- Ground Events Championship (1st Place)
Flight Events
Unlimited Navigation
- Connor Faught/Nicholas Kellogg (3rd Place)
- Jacob Sparks/Emma Kirschenheiter (4th Place)
Message Drop
- Garrett Koch/Grace Morris (5th Place)
- Connor Faught/Ryan Beckett (6th Place)
- Jacob Sparks/Emma Kirschenheiter (7th Place)
- Connor Faught/William Junghans (11th Place)
- Grace Morris/Charles Brouwer (19th Place)
Power-Off Landing
- Garrett Koch (4th Place)
- Connor Faught (12th Place)
- Jacob Sparks (13th Place)
Short Field Landing
- Jacob Sparks (1st Place)
- Connor Faught (2nd Place)
- Garrett Koch (3rd Place)
Top Pilot Award
- Garrett Koch (2nd Place)
- Connor Faught (3rd Place)
- Jacob Sparks (4th Place)
Top Scoring Contestant (Non-Comprehensive List)
- Garrett Koch (2nd Place)
- Connor Faught (3rd Place)
- Jacob Sparks (4th Place)
- Seung Hoon Han (15th Place)
- Garrett Linney (15th Place)