About Us :: Executive Board
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Andrew March (President) Andrew March is a second year graduate student in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics researching computational aircraft design. He did his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and then worked on the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles at SpaceX in Los Angeles. It is in LA where Andrew obtained his private pilot's certificate and instrument rating. He is also rated for search and rescue flying with the Civil Air Patrol. Andrew hopes to become a CFI, bring inexpensive flying to the MIT community, and further MIT's connection to aviation. amarch [at] mit [dot] edu |
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Kostas Speridakos (Law & Liability) Kostas is a junior in the Aero/Astro department and holds a commercial certificate with instrument and multi-engine ratings. Besides flying, there is nothing he likes to do more than talk about flying, so send him an email if you have questions about learning to fly or just want to talk about airplanes! csperi [at] mit [dot] edu |
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Jeremy Katz (Archives & Records, Webmaster) Jeremy is a junior in the Aero/Astro department with a focus in aerodynamics and a love for commercial and general aviation aircraft. He earned his Private Pilot certificate over the summer of 2007 in the Piper Tomahawk, and now flies the Piper Warrior. jbkatz [at] mit [dot] edu |
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Jason Maloney (Trips & Events) Jason is an undergraduate in the Aerospace Engineering department at Boston University. He holds a private pilot certificate which he obtained in Boston, and is currently training for his instrument rating. Jason is a member of the Civil Air Patrol and is also interested in aerobatics. He loves to travel and is always looking for new places to fly. jmaloney [at] bu [dot] edu |
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Zach Labry (Treasurer, Co-Founder) Zach is a senior in the Aero/Astro department and is a co-founder of the MIT Flying Club. He holds a Private Pilot certificate with instrument privleges. zlabry [at] mit [dot] edu |
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Romain Lévy (Trips & Events) Romain (ESD Grad, 2008) is a private pilot on single-engine land airplanes. He passed his initial license in June 2006 in France, on Robin DR221 (tailwheel!) on a grass runway airfield near Paris (LFPZ). In the summer of 2007, he participated in the Young Pilots' "Tour de France", a 2-week precision flight competition with 45 other young pilots, organized by the FFA (equivalent of the AOPA). In the US, he first got his JAR license converted to an FAA one, but finally took the checkride for an unrestricted FAA license. He now has a little over 150 hours and flies on Piper Warriors from East Coast Aero Club, out of Hanscom Field (KBED). rlevy [at] mit [dot] edu |
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Sam Ponda Sam is a dedicated member of the board and is currently training for her Private Pilot certificate. sponda [at] mit [dot] edu |
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Brandon Reese (Books and Supplies) Brandon is a junior undergraduate in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His academic interests lie in the fields of control and propulsion systems. He plans to become a private pilot during college and is highly interested in recreational and serious aviation. breese [at] mit [dot] edu |
In addition to our Executive Board, many past board members and founders of the MIT Flying Club are available to answer questions for you. |
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Chris Sequeira (Former President, Co-Founder) |
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| Andreas Mershin (Former Law & Liability Chair, Co-Founder) Andreas has been an influential member of the club for years, serving as the chair of the Law and Liability committee to help fundraising efforts to make flying more affordable for members of the MIT community. He now serves as an advisor to the club. mershin [at] mit [dot] edu |
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