West Point Flying Team Victorious over Navy and Coast Guard

The West Point Flying Team, led by Cadet in Charge Will Watson and Assistant Cadet in Charge Brian O’Connor earned a victory over Navy and Coast Guard at the 3rd annual Service Academy Flying Competition Spring Classic. We hosted the event again this year at Orange and Dutchess County airports, 22-24 April 2016. Officers in Charge LTC Tanya Estes (EECS), LTC Rich Melnyk (C&ME) and CW2 Mark Vester (2nd AVN) helped train and mentor the team in the months leading up to this culminating event of our competition season. Between the three academies, over 55 cadets and midshipmen participated in three written, two ground and four flying events. In this large field, USMA had three place in the top ten of all pilots: William Watson 1st Place, Kurt Klinkmueller 2nd Place and Alaina Kappner 5th Place.