About Us

Tommy ('22) is a senior studying Aerospace Engineering (Course 16). He is an instrument rated private pilot currently working on his commercial pilots license with a ultimate goal of flying for the Air Force.

Akila ('23) is a junior majoring in Course 16-ENG and 6-9. She began flying when she was 15 and trained in Piper Warriors. She earned her private and remote pilot licenses at 17 and is currently pursuing her instrument rating. She loves flying because she gets to see the world from a different view!

Chris(‘23) is a 6-2 junior from Mountain View, California. He holds a Private Pilot license with Instrument Rating and is working on his Commercial Pilots license and has around 230 hours, with ~130 tailwheel time, and has experience in 7ECA, 7/8 GCAA, DA-40, C172, P28, and SR-22T.

Michelle ('21) is a senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering (Course 16) and minoring in Astronomy because #makingthingsflyiscool. She started flying this past summer in the Tech Flight Corporation's Cessna 150. She is working towards getting her private pilot license.

Grayson Bertaina is a freshman at MIT studying Aeronautical and Astronautical engineering with a minor in entrepreneurship. He is also a Commercial (Instrument) Rated pilot and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI). He is teaching MIT students how to fly in the MIT Flying Club airplane. Grayson is also a member of MIT’s AFROTC DET 365 - go Raiders! He loves to travel, try new things, and spend time with friends (when psets permit)!

Ekaterina Kostioukhina, MD is a medical doctor with a special interest in optimization of human performance in extreme environments including aerial and space domains. She is an applicant for NASA’s 2020 Astronaut Selection Program and enjoys flying metal birds to explore the skies.

Frank (’23) is a sophomore at MIT from Orlando, Fl planning to major in Course 16. He wants to obtain his private license and has dreams of working for either NASA or SpaceX.