NEW This Year! Sunrise & Sunset Cessna Tours, chose from a ½ hour or an hour tour. Experience the Outer Banks during the calmest time of the day or take your sweetheart on a tour over the islands during Sunset!

Our Staff

The staff at Barrier Island Aviation is dedicated & eager to make your flying experience a memorable one. Whether you are a seasoned pilot or this is your first time flying, our experienced staff will insure your trip will be unforgettable.

Andy  Andy Rosman Barrier Island Aviation Outer Banks, NC

Andy started Barrier Island Aviation in 2005 with Paul Shaver. He flies the un-mistakable biplane and he is also the head mechanic & owner.

Andy grew up in upstate New York and has been skydiving since 1982 with over 3000 jumps & parachute rigger certificate in ’91. He has been an airplane mechanic since 1991 & began flying in 1993. Since then, he has logged over 3500 hours total flying time (most of which is in tail wheel airplanes).

He has flown a countless variety of airplanes and has owned 17 different airplanes. Andy has called the Outer Banks home for over 10 years.

Ratings: Commercial Instrument, Single Engine Multi Engine, Land & Sea, Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic w/ Inspection Authorization, Senior Parachute Rigger.

Sea-Plane (single & multi).

JennyJenny flying sunrise tour of the Outer Banks

Jenny is our office manager.  If you have questions about our tours, etc.  Most likely you will be talking to Jenny when you call or stop by.

Also, new this year Jenny will be flying sunset & sunrise tours.

Jenny has lived on the Outer Banks for over 10 years and got started flying in 2007, working towards a Private Pilots License and eventually obtained her Commercial License so that she could fly tours when not working in the office.

Her goals are to eventually become a flight instructor and continue a career in general aviation.

Jenny has received a lot of flight training from Barrier Island Aviation’s flight instructor, Kevin Grissinger and she will be quick to tell you what a great flight instructor Kevin is. Kevin is professional, organized, knowledgeable with years of real world experience flying & most importantly focused in the airplane which gives our students the most value out of the flight instruction as possible.

OBX Flight Instructor Kevin @ Barrier Island AviationKevin

Kevin is our flight instructor, with more than 7 years experience teaching and holds a CFI, CFII, and MEI. Kevin is also our charter & air tour pilot. He has been flying for more than 10 years, with over 3000 hours of total flight time.

Kevin was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, went to Southern Illinois University earning a degree in Aviation Management and Flight, and has been living in NC since 2006. Kevin’s past experience includes flight instructing for Lewis University, Assistant Chief Pilot for Ram Air Freight, and some corporate flying out of Charlotte, NC.

Kevin and his wife, Stacy, along with their daughter, Alexa reside here on Roanoke Island year round.

Call us today at 252-473-4247 to speak with one of our pilots.