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Region IX Safecon 2018

This years regional competition will be held the week of Monday, November 5th, 2018 to Friday, November 9th, 2018. Listed below are the locations and other information pertaining to the event.

The airport will be Herlong Recreational Airport.
Address: 9300 Normandy Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32221
Code: HEG
Phone: (904) 783-2805

https://www.airnav.com/airport/KHEG

The partnered hotel is The Lexington Hotel and Conference Center.
Address: 1515 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Phone: (904) 396-5100

The opening ceremony and ground events will be held in the hotel. We have made reservations with a check in on November 3rd and Check Out of November 9th.

The student competition fee will be $100 per contestant. The competition fee and is paid through the money we raise for the flight team. Each team member planning on competing at the regionals will need to join NIFA as a student member.  Privileges of student membership include the ability to compete at all NIFA events in a school year (provided the associated team qualifies for the event). A student must be a student member in order to participate in NIFA events. Membership is for the current competition year only and expires June 30 every year. The cost for an annual student member is $18.

To Join NIFA as a Student Member:

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Polk State Flight Team Schedule

Clay Landing

Wednesday   2-4 pm

Thursday 6-8 pm

Airside East

Why Join The Flight Team?

  • Enhance your studies and your career.
  • Looks Good On A Resume.
  • All students may join. 
  • Join for free.
  • Ability to participate in ground and flying events. 
  • Build flight time.
  • Participate in both competitive and non-competitive events.
  • Win awards at regional and national SAFECON events.
  • Industry recruiters attend the events.
  • Many airlines conduct interviews at the competitions. 
  • You may even land a job at a competition!

First Practice 9/12/2018

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Welcome

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!