About Us

Global Avionics Training Specialists, LLC is located in Phoenix, Arizona. We can conduct classes at a customer's facility or here in Phoenix. This allows us to better accommodate multiple classes, or students from multiple companies attending the same class.

The Business Jet and Regional Airline teaching team at Global Avionics Training Specialists, LLC is led by Fred Polak. Fred has over 40 years of aviation expertise in both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. His career highlights include:

• Flying aircraft carrier based anti-submarine warfare aircraft while serving in the United States Navy
• While working for Sikorsky Aircraft on their S-61 program, Fred was the AFCS ground school instructor for the Presidential Aircraft.
• In 1978 Fred was hired by Sperry Avionics to start a customer training program for business jet operators and OEM's.
• While working for the Honeywell Aerospace Group, Fred authored the popular book "Avionics Past & Present". He also wrote many of the pilot and system description and operating manuals in use today. Fred created many different avionics training programs at Honeywell and instructed and created instructional system design on a wide platform of systems and aircraft.
• In 2010 Fred became Editor of HeliMx Magazine, the only magazine dedicated to providing information and technology to helicopter maintenance professionals.

Many Business Jet and Regional Airline Operators worldwide have known Fred from their past dealings with him and with Honeywell's Aerospace Group. Now, through Global Avionics Training Specialists, LLC, Fred is available to your company to provide the same high caliber and level of training you have come to expect.

Training when you want it, where you want it.