March, 2009

Upcoming Events

Exec Board Elections: Monday, April 13 @ 7PM, 33-319
Run for a position on the executive board, win a FREE introductory flight lesson, and enjoy some food while you take a study break!

Aircraft Maintenance Facility Tour: Monday, April 20 @ 2PM (leaving MIT around 1PM)
Have you ever wanted to know more about how airplanes work and what they look like inside? The perfect place to learn about airplanes is at a school that trains airplane mechanics, and so the MIT Flying Club is organizing a trip to visit the National Aviation Academy at Hanscom Field. We will tour the school with an instructor and have the opportunity to learn about the various aircraft systems that we normally don't get to see. The trip is FREE and on a school holiday. Email kkulling [at] mit [dot] edu for more information or to sign up!

Join the Exec Board at our meetings!
The Exec Board meets every Monday at 6pm in room 33-319. Join us to put in your two cents on event ideas! All members are welcome.

Flyout to New York City: Sunday, April 26!
Join the flying club for a trip to New York City to flying the Hudson River VFR corridor, a low-level circuit around Manhattan! Please go here to sign up as a pilot or passenger!

Past Events

Flyout to Hartford, CT: Sunday, March 15!
Join the flying club for a trip down to Hartford, CT, to visit the New England Air Museum, located across the street from the airport. We'll be flying in Bradley International Airport, which should offer a nice view of commercial jet traffic. Please go here to sign up as a pilot or passenger!

Flyout to Martha's Vineyard: Sunday, November 9
Join the flying club for a trip down the coast to Martha's Vineyard. Enjoy the view and grab lunch while we're there! See the Flyouts page for more!

Flyout to Martha's Vineyard: Sunday, September 28
Join the flying club for a trip down the coast to Martha's Vineyard. Enjoy the view and grab lunch while we're there! See the Flyouts page for more!

Dr. Thomas R. Cuthbert, 1948-1949 MITFC President, Shares His Stories
A fascinating article on the history of the MIT Flying Club has been sent to the club to be added to our archives. Full of photographs, it is an extremely interesting read. Read it here!

1949 Article on the MITFC Made Available
A feature on the MIT Flying Club from the February, 1949, edition of The Tech Engineering News is now available. Read it here!

Learn to Fly!

PowerPoint presentations from our March seminar are now available under Resources > Learn to Fly. Presentations include:

  • Private Pilot’s license (the first step in being able to fly)
  • Instrument Rating (being allowed to fly through clouds and in more weather)
  • Commercial License (being able to get paid to fly)
  • Flight Instructor (teach flying)
  • Seaplane Flying
  • Multi-Engine Rating
  • Complex/High Performance Endorsement
  • Aerobatics
  • How to fly in the US if you’re not a US citizen

Flyout to Martha's Vineyard!
Join us on a trip to the Vineyard for brunch on Sunday, April 13. See the Flyouts page for more!

 

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