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K-STATE FLIGHT TEAM COMPETES, MOVES ON TO NATIONALS November 4, 2004 SALINA – The Kansas State University flight team took fifth place in the Region VI National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference – SAFECON – Oct. 11-15 at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant. The flight team represents K-State at Salina’s aviation department. “We have a very young team and finished very strong when you consider most of the team had never been to a competition before,” said Troy Brockway, assistant professor of aviation and the team’s faculty advisor. SAFECON is devoted to the skill, safety, sport and education in collegiate flying. A series of ground and flight events are conducted during the competition. K-State’s flight team placed 3rd in ground events and 5th in flight events overall and brought home 13th top-ten finishes in the nine events of the competition. Region VI consists of nine aviation colleges in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle. Seven of the nine schools fielded a team for the competition, which included more than 70 students. Ten flight team members competed in this year’s regional SAFECON: Daniel Leebrick, senior in professional pilot from Atwood, placed first in simulated comprehensive aerial navigation, third in the simulator, 10th in computer accuracy and 15th in preflight. Justin Unruh, sophomore in professional pilot from Galva, placed 12th in aircraft recognition, 24th in power-off landings and 34th in short-field landings. Scott Cikanek, senior in professional pilot from Hutchinson, placed seventh in message drop, 17th in short-field landings, 27th in power-off landings and 34th in computer accuracy. David Little, freshman in professional pilot from Hutchison, placed third in navigation, fifth in short-field landings, 23rd in power-off landings and 35th in simulated comprehensive aerial navigation.
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