About Us

Club Information

The MIT Flying Club’s primary purpose is to motivate, encourage, and facilitate an affordable, hands-on experience in flying. Originally formed in the late 1920s, the MIT Flying Club (MITFC) was reborn in the Fall of 2005 to provide members the opportunity to meet and interact with others who are interested in aviation. Throughout the...

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History

In the Fall of 2005, several MIT students banded together to start a new club at MIT dedicated solely to flying. However, given MIT’s strong association with the field of aeronautics, it’s no surprise that some sort of flying club has been around since nearly the beginning of aviation. The first mention of an MIT flying club...

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Executive Board

Tamas Kolos-Lakatos (President) Tamas is a graduate student in Aeronautics and Astronautics (course 16). His work focuses on air transportation and air traffic control. Tamas obtained his glider pilot certificate at his home airport in Hungary, but he also enjoys flying small props and helicopters. He is also a passionate aviation photographer whose work has been...

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