I will have to go with Boiler on this one! I was in the same region with UND (95-98 - Ya....I am getting pretty old!) and they looked like they had anything but fun! Then again we were the ones not having fun at the awards banquet when all we heard was:
1st Place - UND
2nd place - UND
3rd Place - UND
4th Place - UND
5th Place - UND
The only problem I had with them was they were pretty anti-social before, during, and after the competitions which gave everyone this impression!

I think they just put three pieces of paper in a hat (UND, ERAU, West.Mich.) and draw for 1st-3rd!! :p

Went to three of our regionals and Nat's @ MTSU and K-State... had a blast! I was supposed to help judge for our region (IV) this year but had to work. Definitely miss it.

SIUC '93 to '95. Some of the best times of my life. The Academy cracked us up with their flight suits and "USA" painted 152's, took themselves so seriously but couldn't compete so good....

Good ole Region V!!! I miss it already and I just competed in my last SAFECON this fall!!! My personal favorite was Glen the staging judge...."pilots are optional, keys are mandatory". :)

I was on WMU's flight team for one year. It was a lot of fun, but I decided to not return because I enjoy actually having some free time to be with my girlfriend, go fishing, go away for the weekend, or just to read a book that wasn't produced by ASA, Jeppesen, or the FAA.

Don't forget Jane's :D

SIU 2004-2007

Good times!

I was on Western's team from 96-00. I owe everything aviation related to that team and the people I've met along the way. It was a great time in my life, and we actually won the national championship in 98. A huge time commitment, but one that I felt was well worth it.

Western paid for all of our travel, flight time, food, lodging, and flight team supplies (jackets, hats, shirts, FAR/AIM, etc). We also received championship rings from our university president after we won. It was really cool.

Callsign, "Toto." Was that Riddle's 152?

Did regionals '99 and '00, Nationals '00 and '01 before the school pretty much cut the budget. But the free flight time and the tooling around sure was fun while it lasted!