Category: General Information

Congratulations to our newly elected officers of the Polk State Flight Team!

Captain – Justin Gentle

First Officer Flight – Michael MacAleese

First Officer Ground – Marshall Richmond

Secretary/Treasurer – Ashley Tharp

Congratulations to our new Officers for the 2018-2019 Season.

Captain – Safat Osmani

First Officer Flight – Ismael Jimenez

First Officer Ground – Ryan Miles

Secretary – Sylvia Creach

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Polk State Flight Team. We are a student run organization relying primarily on donations from businesses and people like you. All donations are appreciated.

To donate to the flight team, please click on the following link and confirm Polk State Flight Team is selected.

Donate Online : Polk State College Foundation Donations Page 

If donating by Mail please enclose a check payable to:
Polk State College Foundation
999 Avenue H, NE
Winter Haven, FL 33881
*In the check’s memo, please designate Polk State Flight Team Fund 2350

Sponsorship Levels

$1000 includes your organization’s name or logo on the shirt in a place you designate. In addition, you will receive a team shirt for your support.

$500 includes your organization’s name or logo on the shirt. In addition, you will receive a team shirt for your support

Welcome to the Polk State Flight Team. We are a student organization competing in the National Intercollegiate Flight Association (NIFA) sponsored regional and national Safety and Flight Evaluation Conferences (SAFECON).

NIFA is a forum for collegiate aviators to expand their studies and further their careers by participating in competitive and non-competitive events, networking with industry and contemporaries, and applying themselves to go above-and-beyond their ordinary curriculum. I encourage you to visit the NIFA Website to learn more about their history. Did you know the founder of Pan American Airways, Juan Trippe, was a member of the Yale flight team which won the first competition in 1920?

Please visit this site often for news an updates. I also encourage you to join our e-mail list to keep up to date as to events, meetings, and to learn fun facts about the flight team!