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We have the opportunity to tour the Boston TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach
Control) up in Merrimack New Hampshire. The TRACON is where the air
traffic controllers for Boston Approach and Departure are located, the
controllers you talk to for flight following and for IFR flying. Bob
Adellizi, one of the TRACON controllers who gave a talk to the MITFC
last year, will be showing us around the control room and introducing
us to the radar systems they use to track us while we are flying. It
should be very interesting and a great learning opportunity for current
pilots as well as the aspiring pilot.
We are going up this Sunday, December 2nd, for 9:15 am.
It's about an hour drive, so we'll probably leave the MIT area around
8:00 am. The tour will last around 2 hours, so figure on being back
to MIT around 12:30. Please reply to this email by this Thursday November
29th if you are interested in coming. Unfortunately due to FAA Policy,
all visitors must be US Citizens and also have a valid photo
ID. Also let Jason Maloney know if you have a car or access
to a zip car account, as spots will be dependent on availability of
transportation . We have a couple of cars going now.
For more information, contact Jason Maloney: jmaloney [at]
bu.edu
April, 2007
NEW PRESIDENT
The MIT Flying Club is pleased to announce Andrew March as our president. He
replaces Chris Sequeira. Thanks for all your hard work Chris! To
see Andrew's bio, click here.
FLYING CLUB PHOTO CONTEST
If you have any cool aviation, aerial, flying, or aircraft photos, email
them to
. You have until Friday at midnight. (April 6th). Winning
photos will be hung in the flying club's space in the Stata Center,
put on the website, and be used for the new MIT Flying Club poster. Winner's
will all receive a prize, and a t-shirt.
Flying Club Spring Meeting, Thursday April 19th, 6pm, location TBA
- Ice Cream!
- Jim McGrew (Former USAF F-15C pilot) will discuss the
building, and certifying of experimental (kit) airplanes, and discuss the
RV-10 he personally built.
- Hawk Flying Club Summer Membership raffle, fly a Cessna 150
for $50/hr or a Cherokee 180 for $78.
- Executive Board elections, become an officer!
- A special surprise.
Bridgeport FSS trip, April 16th or 17th
- Email if interested. SPACE IS LIMITTED.
Spring Flyout
The fall Flyout had 13 people and four airplanes fly to Sanford, ME for a lobster lunch. The spring flyout will be even
larger and more fun. Coming in late April. Details TBA, Recommendations, email .
Flying Club T-shirts
We are currently ordering Flying Club t-shirts, picture on the website (web.mit.edu/mitflying).
If you'd like a t-shirt, email , they'll probably be under $10/shirt.
IFR-Simulator
Set-up and ready to go for Campus Preview Weekend. Details for use given at the flying club meeting.
February 13, 2007
The MIT Flying Club will be kicking off the new semester with a general meeting to be held
on February 27, from 6pm-7pm. Please join us for our exec board election, as well as raffling of membership
to the Hawk Flying Club. Food will be provided...and stay tuned for a special announcement. All members
both new and old are encouraged to come. See you then!
December 1, 2006
Interested in learning how to fly a Boeing 767? Then consider taking the Boeing 767 IAP course held
January 29-February 2 here on the MIT campus. Open to MIT affiliates only.
Boeing 767 Cockpit Systems and Automation
Charles Oman (MIT Man Vehicle Lab), Brian Nield (Boeing Commercial
Airplane), and colleagues
Monday Jan 29 thru Fri Feb 2, 2007
Time: 9am-1 pm lectures; simulator 2-5 PM, CBT 6-8PM; Fri eve Feb 2 at Logan
Airport
Room 33-116 lectures
Room 33-218 simulator and computer based training sessions
Enrollment in training and Logan airport sessions limited to 12
participants.
Prereq: Basic flight simulator flying skills (see below).
Advance registration required (see contact below) by January 12.
Registrants expected to attend all sessions (non-series)
Are you an aero-engineering student, pilot, or serious desktop flight
simulator user ? Want to understand how transport aircraft systems and
automation work ? Boeing and MIT Aero/Astro are offering a systems and
automation familiarization course corresponding to those taken by Boeing
engineers and airline pilots. Classroom lectures and afternoon/evening
sessions using a sophisticated B767-300 desktop flight simulator, computer
based training modules, and a real B767 at Logan Airport. You don't have to
be a real world pilot, but you should have some familiarity with basic
desktop flight simulator flying. Simulator, computer based training, Logan
airport trip and Stellar web site access limited to 12 preregistrants.
Preregistration required by January 12. Intensive course. Morning lectures
open to MIT community - no registration required.
Contact: Liz Zotos, 617 253-7805
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
November 28, 2006
Congratulations to Brian Chan, winner of the MIT Flying Club T-shirt
design contest! Have a look at the new designs below...
 
October 24, 2006
The MIT Flying Club has extended the T-shirt contetst until November 22nd. Please submit all
entries to . We have some great entries so far--let's see what else everyone has to offer! The award ceremony will be
held Nov. 28, 6pm.
October 3, 2006
Andreas has 2 spots in his car for a glider trip to Sterling this Saturday (10/7). If you're interested in going
(and are willing to spend the entire day at Sterling), contact , and plan on meeting in front of
500 Tech Square (in front of the 7-11) at 7:30am. Also, the presentations from the September 12th meeting are now (finally) online. Find them here:
MIT Flying Club Exec Board and Soaring
Powered Flight and Hawk Flying Club
Aerobatics
October 1, 2006
This week, the MIT Flying Club will be meeting to discuss upcoming events for this semester. Stay tuned for updates!
Also, the MIT Flying Club will be holding a contest to design a new T-shirt, with the winner receiving
a free flight (and of course a free t-shirt). Please send any designs to by 10/17/06.
Past Events
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