Staff

Gregory S. Hayes - President/Owner

As the owner/operator of North Coast Flight School Inc. “I feel it is my duty to train students in all aspects of aviation in order to make them the safest and most knowledgeable pilots in the area.  I hope to personally work with each of our students as they train with us.”
Past Board Member of the Erie International Airport Authority 
Current AOPA Liaison  
2015-2016 Chairman of Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) 
2010-2016 Board Chair of the “Aero Camp” program within FSANA 
1998 Founding member of FSANA

Jeff Fitch - CFII ASEL, North Coast Flight School Chief Flight Instructor

Bio to follow

Logan Fedorchak - CFII

My name is Logan Fedorchak and I am 26 years old and am a CFI/CFII. I graduated Kent State University in spring of 2023 and am working to eventually work for a major airline. Growing up I always liked airplanes and as a kid I always wanted to have RC helicopters/planes. Even though I thought they were cool, I just never thought that I would be able to do this as a career. I never had flown commercially until I was 22 years old, and I remember looking out the window thinking “I want to be able to do this for the rest of my life”, and from that day forward I looked into schooling and went for it. Learning to fly is something that is hard and demanding, but I cannot think of a more enjoyable career than this.

Isaac O'Baker - AGI

Having graduated from high school in 2019, Isaac embarked on the next chapter of his educational journey at Edinboro University.  In 2021, he proudly earned his Associate’s Degree in Aeronautical Science. He currently holds an Advanced Ground Instructor rating and is working towards his Certified Flight Instructor rating.

Damian Flowers – Apprentice

 Damian is in junior year at Penncrest Cyber Academy.  He is currently a private pilot student at NCFS and soloed about a month after his 16th birthday!