Nick Pentzak, originally from North Port Florida, shares his experience as a student of Lynn University’s School of Aeronautics.

-I came to Lynn University’s Burton D. Morgan School of Aeronautics because it had the same feel as my hometown airport’s flight school. I started my flight training in a small community airport, where everyone on the field knew everyone. It was that setting that really encouraged me to keep at my ratings, and fueled my increasing enthusiasm for aviation.
At Lynn, the flight program they have there is set up in the same manner. You have flight instructors that were once students at the university themselves, and share their passions with their students freely. The same atmosphere of enthusiasm and compasion for aviation is present, and you cannot but help but get to know all of your fellow aviation students, of which I have made my greatest friends.
The fleet of aircraft consists of Cessna 172s, a Cessna 172 SP, and coming this month, a twin-engine Diamond Twin Star. The program is conducted under Part 141, for ratings up to Private Pilot and Instrument ratings, and upon the arrival of the Twin Star, Commerical, Multi-Engine, and Certified Flight Instructor ratings.
Even though I graduated, I still keep in touch will the instructors and professors, as they have made a real impact in the shaping of my career. Right now, I am employed by Spirit Airlines, as the Assistant Chief Pilot. While I don’t fly for them (yet), I work directly with the pilots and flight attendants with any and all issues they may have, such as schedule conflicts, company correspondence, and other human resources. I also update the electronic cockpits of the Airbus A319 and A321 that Spirit operates with navigational and operational information, as well as revise the paper manuals on-board the aircraft. I also work directly with the chief pilot, who is probably one of the best professional contacts I have ever made, and has allowed me to not only enter the industry, but help out my fellow Lynn students get into the airline, as well, through internships, positions, and even piloting jobs!
For further information of the Burton D. Morgan School of Aeronautics, contact the chief pilot, Tim Jensen, at 561.237.7323-