Embry-Riddle Teams Score Second and Third in SAFECON 2010

 

Prescott, Ariz./Daytona Beach, Fla.,  May 27, 2010 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s two renowned student flight teams placed second and third at this year’s National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON), hosted May 17-22 by Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind.

 

The university’s Daytona Beach, Fla., team, the Eagles, held second place in the nation for the second year in a row. The team won the national championship in 1992.

 

The Prescott, Ariz., team, the Golden Eagles, improved to third place, up from their fourth-place ranking of last year. The team won national championships in 1993, 1997, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008.

 

This year’s competition involved 330 pilots from 29 collegiate aviation programs around the nation. The University of North Dakota’s team scored the most points overall.

 

Sherman Carll of the Eagles and William Jacobson of the Golden Eagles were the standout performers on their respective teams. Carll was named National Top Pilot and he won the Short Field Landings competition.

 

In the Aircraft Recognition event, Embry-Riddle teams placed eight competitors in the top 20. 

 

The Eagles had 23 finishes in the top 10, and the Golden Eagles had 21. Carll led the Eagles in winning six trophies in the top three spots, while the Golden Eagles’ Jacobson won three top-three trophies. Both teams had 12 individual competitors place in the top 10.

 

Reflecting Embry-Riddle’s international status, the Eagles team this year was made up of students from Croatia, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, and Poland, as well as the United States, making it the most diverse team competing at SAFECON.

 

“Our team is a testament of the great things that can be achieved when a diverse group of people focus their efforts and strive to accomplish a goal,” said Les Wesbrooks, the Eagles’ coach.

 

 “Our goal was to improve from last year, and we succeeded,” said Peter Grey, adviser and coach of the Prescott team. “We are pleased with our effort and will continue to work hard for next year.”

 

Rankings:

 

Event:                                     Place:     Individual/Team:

 

National Top Pilot                    1             Sherman Carll/Eagles

 

Top Male Contestant                2             Sherman Carll/Eagles

 

Ground Events                         2             Golden Eagles

                                                3             Eagles

  

Judges Trophy                         2             Golden Eagles

                                                3             Eagles

 

Aircraft Recognition                1             Phil Rademacher/Eagles
2             Blake Glass/Eagles
4             Kevin Porter/Eagles

                                                5             Chris Purcell/Golden Eagles

                                                6             William Jacobson/Golden Eagles

                                                8             Christopher Thelan/Golden Eagles
12           Eric Florence/Eagles
18           Dan Williams /Eagles

 

Short Field Landings                1             Sherman Carll/Eagles
4             Sebastian Chruszcz/Eagles

 

Navigation                               3             William Jacobson/Chris Purcell/Golden Eagles

                                                6             Tobias Balick-Schreiber/Caleb Stewart/Eagles
7             Sherman Carll/Elizabeth Hunt/Eagles

                                                10               Alex Tamsing/Willis Reed/Golden Eagles

 

Simulated Comprehensive       3             Steven Pellegrino/Eagles

Aircraft Navigation                  8             Sherman Carll /Eagles

                                                10           Josh Seay/Golden Eagles

 

Computer Accuracy                 3             Sherman Carll/Eagles

                                                4             Greg Oden/Golden Eagles

                                                8             Nicholas Clyde/Golden Eagles

                                                9             Sarah Aguilera/Golden Eagles
10           Eric Hooper /Eagles

 

Crew Resource Management   5             Joe Celano/Steve Pellegrino/Eagles
 

Ground Trainer                        6             Brendan Vinchesi/Golden Eagles

                                                8             Greg Oden/Golden Eagles

                                                11           Ralph Wainwright /Eagles
14           Eric Hooper/Eagles

 

Preflight Inspection                  9             Josh Deweese/Golden Eagles

                                                10           Joshua Seay/Golden Eagles

                                                19           Elizabeth Hunt/Eagles
20           Sherman Carll /Eagles

 

Instrument Flight Rules            3             Steve Pellegrino /Eagles

 

Power-Off Landings                2             William Jacobson/Golden Eagles

                                                4             Sherman Carll/Eagles
14           Ben Ingram/Eagles
17           Joe Celano/Eagles

 

Message Drop                          15           Elizabeth Hunt/Sherman Carll/Eagles           

 

Craig Morrison Award             5             Josh Seay/Golden Eagles

                                                8             Nicholas Clyde/Golden Eagles

 

NOTE: This news release and a photo of both teams is also available online at: http://www.erau.edu/er/newsmedia/newsreleases/2010/flight-teams.html

 

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 170 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.

 

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