Nick Frisch, the Executive Director of F.I.T. Aviation, brings to his post more than 20 years of experience in aviation management and education. Frisch oversees flight training and operations at the Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research. He is also an instructor in the Florida Institute of Technology College of Aeronautics.
Prior to joining the Florida Tech team, Frisch was Director of Aviation Education for Galvin Flying Services, where he managed two flight schools in Seattle and Honolulu. From 1999 to 2007 he was flight school manager and chief flight instructor for that company.
He has also been a program manager and an instructional technologist for FlightSafety International, where he created and implemented classroom and simulator training programs for the FSI/Beech/Raytheon Learning Center. In the early years of his career he was an instructor at the Beech Aircraft factory and for FlightSafety International as well as a government contract analyst at Beech.
He has been designated four times as a Master Instructor by the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI).
Frisch earned a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management from Wichita State University in Kansas in 1984 and commercial pilot certification in 1982. He is a recipient of the 2005 Jack J. Eggspuehler Award from the National Association of Flight Instructors, for excellence in aviation education.
Established in 1968, FIT Aviation, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Florida Institute of Technology and an integral part of the College of Aeronautics. We support the aviation program using the latest in FAA publications for guidance and a very diverse fleet of 38 aircraft, providing pilots with a powerful safety culture, outstanding airmanship, and service excellence as they move forward from private pilot certification through ATP. F.I.T. Aviation also maintains and rents aircraft, offers communication backup for NASA launches, and supports Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in marine surveys.
