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FEBRUARY 2010 MASTER INSTRUCTORS
Master Instructors LLC and its Board of Review take pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation educators. Recently, they were all accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority (US Copyright Office registration number TX0006987479).
To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation thus far. As a measure of the prestige conferred by this title, the last 15 FAA National Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs. In addition, the FAA has approved the accreditation as an alternate means for CFIs to renew their flight instructor certificates.
The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and industry that is earned by a candidate through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Much like a flight instructor’s certificate, it must be renewed biennially. This process parallels continuing education regimens used by other professionals to enhance their knowledge base while increasing their professionalism. Simply put, the Master Instructor designation is a means by which to identify those outstanding aviation educators, those “Teachers of Flight,” who are demonstrating an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the aviation community.
Through their dedication to excellence, Master Instructors have earned their “black belts” in aviation education. They truly represent the crème de la crème of the aviation industry!
Questions regarding the Master Instructor Program may be directed to 303-485-8136 or MasterInstrs@aol.com To learn more about the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE), visit http://SafePilots.US/ For more information about the Program and to locate other Master Instructors, please visit the “Find a Master Instructor” section of www.MasterInstructors.org
Aviation educators who earned the “Master” title during February are:
Raylene B ALEXANDER, Master Aviation Educator
Lindsborg KS
E-mail: Raylene@K-State.edu
Raylene B Alexander recently earned her Master Aviation Educator (MAE) accreditation. Raylene is an assistant professor in Kansas State University’s department of aviation technology ( www.Salina.K-State.edu/Aviation ) at Salina Municipal Airport (SAL). She also serves as the technical education committee chair with the University Aviation Association (UAA).
Parvez DARA, Master CFI
Toms River NJ
E-mail: ParvezDara@gmail.com
Parvez Dara, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Parvez is a Mooney Pilot Proficiency instructor as well as president of the MAPA Safety Foundation ( www.MAPASafety.com ). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Philadelphia FSDO area.
John Kent EARLYWINE, Master CFI
Fort Wayne IN
E-mail: JKE4034@aol.com
John K Earlywine, a 5-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. John is an airplane and glider flight instructor in the Fort Wayne area. The holder of an SAA Silver Badge as well as two Indiana soaring records, he will soon begin serving as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s South Bend FSDO area.
David Hall FAILE Jr, Master CFI
Fairfield CT
E-mail: DFaile@aol.com
David H Faile, a 7-time Master CFI and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. David, the 1999 National CFI of the Year, instructs with Three Wing Flying ( http://ThreeWing.com/ ) at Bridgeport’s Sikorsky Airport (BDR). He is also an AOPA Airport Support Network representative and a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Windsor Locks FSDO area.
William Scott O’BRIEN, Master CFI
Tallahassee FL
E-mail: ScottOB37@gmail.com
Scott O’Brien, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Scott is an independent flight instructor who also teaches with FlightLine Flight Training ( FlightlineGroup.com/ServicesInstruction.cfm ) at Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s North Florida FSDO area.
Michael Louis PHILLIPS, Master CFI
Venture CA
E-mail: Michael_Phillips@roadrunner.com,
Michael Phillips, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Michael is an aviation educator with CP Aviation ( www.CPAviation.com ), a Cessna Pilot Center at Santa Paula Airport (SZP). He also serves as the SAFE membership committee co-chair and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Van Nuys FSDO area.
John Urban “Rock” ROCKCASTLE, Master CFI
Oxford FL
E-mail: Rancher@digital.net
John Rockcastle, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Rock is a simulator instructor with Simcom in Orlando and serves on the production crew at the FAA’s National Resource Center in Lakeland. The 1989 National CFI of the Year, he is also a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s North Florida FSDO area.
Stewart Douglas “Doug” STEWART, Master CFI
South Egremont MA
E-mail: Doug@DSFlight.com
Douglas Stewart, a 6-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. The 2004 National CFI of the Year, Doug operates Doug Stewart Flight Instruction (http://www.DSFlight.com/) and is the chairman of SAFE, the Society of Aviation & Flight Educators (http://SafePilots.us/). He also serves as a pilot examiner (DPE) and a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Albany FSDO area.
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Alexander “Sandy” Hill, MCFI
Master Instructors LLC, Longmont CO
Cells: 303-475-6008 (S) / 303-709-6862 (J)
Phone: 303-485-8136
www.MasterInstructors.org
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