Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho

As well as a flying club, it develops light aircraft and gliders, often on a small scale but sometimes its designs have been produced in quantity.

It is similar to the Akafliegs of German universities in that students make designs with advice from staff to give practical experience before seeking employment.

The gliding operation is based at Räyskälä and light aircraft are also flown from Malmi Airport near Helsinki.

The PIK-16 Vasama (or Arrow) was designed by Tuomo Tervo, Jorma Jalkenen and Kurt Hedström.

The PIK-20 "Tiu" was designed by a team led by a student, Pekka Tammi, as part of his diploma thesis from 1971 to 1973 and guided by Ilkka Rantasalo and Raimo Nurminen.