Flying Aggies advance to national competition
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The OSU team placed fourth place in the overall regional rankings and third place
in the school flight events rankings at the competition, which included more than
90 contestants from eight colleges.
“Our team had a great week in Omaha during flight competition. Every member persisted
and performed very well. I am extremely proud of them,” said Steven Roberts, OSU Flying
Aggie Flight Team adviser and assistant chief flight instructor.
OSU team members and pro pilot majors Max Ringo and Ben Wilson also finished high
in the regional competition. Ringo, a senior from Cordell, placed third overall for
the top pilot award, and Wilson, a senior from Coppell, Texas, placed third overall
in the top scoring male contestant category.
Additional Flying Aggies who helped their team qualify for the national contest include
seniors and pro pilot majors Jake Akin, Fredericksburg, Texas; Jared Jacobs, San Antonio,
Texas; Ryan Lawler, Broken Arrow; Jay Maldonado, Venus, Texas; Michael Parisi, Flower
Mound, Texas; and Taylor Wilson, Tulsa.
The following lists the team membersfinishes in individual events;
Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation: 1st Hannah Schlesinger, 14th Taylor Wilson, 17th Jay Maldonado
Navigation: 6th Hannah Schlesinger & Taylor Wilson, 10th Ben Wilson & Ryan Lawler, 12th Jared
Jacobs & Taylor Wilson
Aircraft Preflight Inspection: 1st Jared Jacobs, 7th Ben Wilson, 15th Max Ringo
Aircraft Recognition: 3rd Ben Wilson, 10th Jared Jacobs, 18th Taylor Wilson
Ground Trainer: 8th Max Ringo, 15th Hannah Schlesinger
Message Drop: 11th Taylor Wilson & Jake Akin, 17th Jared Jacobs & Michael Parisi
Short Field Landing: 2nd Ben Wilson, 4th Jay Maldonado, 5th Max Ringo, 13th Taylor Wilson
Power Off Precision Landing: 5th Max Ringo, 6th Jay Maldonado