The Golden Eagles Flight Team

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The Golden Eagles Flight Team is the premier national championship team for ERAU's Prescott campus. The team competes in both regional- and national-level SAFECON competitions hosted by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) each year. Over the course of its 30-plus-year history, the team has won the past 37 consecutive regional championships as well as 15 national championships.

The team's members compete in various ground and flight events with rigorous accuracy and profound knowledge. Precision landings and navigation, flight planning, flight computer calculations, and aircraft identification exemplify some of the areas in which this team excels.

The team is comprised of over 30 students across multiple degree programs. Flight team members are passionate about aviation and dedicated to perfection both inside and outside of the classroom.

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Shaun Shephard
Golden Eagles Flight Team Head Coach