Master Instructors LLC (MI 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 through Master Instructors LLC’s https://MICEP.FluidReview.com/ as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority as well as the home of the industry acclaimed and FAA-approved Master Instructor Continuing Education Program (MICEP)ä. (US Copyright Office registration number TX0006987479).
To help put these achievements in their proper perspective, there are approximately 101,000 FAA-certificated CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 800 of them have earned Master accreditation thus far. As a measure of the significance and prestige associated with this title, twenty-three (23) of the last National Flight Instructors of the Year, National FAASTeam Representatives of the Year, or National AMTs of the Year were Masters (see: http://www.GeneralAviationAwards.org/) In addition, the FAA has approved the accreditation as an alternate means for CFIs to renew their flight instructor certificates.
Professional aviation educators who earned or renewed their “Master” title during July 2017 are:
Ann-Margaret “Meg” GODLEWSKI, Master CFI (Renew: 1Jul17)
Lakewood WA
Meg’s e-mail address: WritingCFI@gmail.com
Meg Godlewski, a 7-time double Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI and Master Ground Instructor accreditations through MI LLC’s https://MICEP.FluidReview.com/
Meg is a flight, ground, and simulator instructor at SpanaFlight Aviation. She is also a demo pilot for One-Simulation/Modern Pilot, a simulator manufacturer and flight school in the Seattle area.
A noted aviation writer and photographer, her articles regularly appear in Women in Aviation and AOPA’s Flight Training magazines.
(Photo: MCFI -MGI Meg Godlewski of Lakewood, WA)
Ann-Margaret “Meg” GODLEWSKI, Master Ground Instructor (Renew: 1Jul17)
Lakewood WA
Meg’s e-mail address: WritingCFI@gmail.com
Meg Godlewski, a 7-time double Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI and Master Ground Instructor accreditations through MI LLC’s https://MICEP.FluidReview.com/
Meg is a flight, ground, and simulator instructor at SpanaFlight Aviation.
She is also a demo pilot for One-Simulation/Modern Pilot, a simulator manufacturer and flight school in the Seattle area. A noted aviation writer and photographer, her articles regularly appear in Women in Aviation and AOPA’s Flight Training magazines.
(Photo: MCFI -MGI Meg Godlewski of Lakewood, WA)
Karen Mayde KAHN, Master CFI Emeritus (Emeritus: 1Jul17)
Santa Barbara CA
Karen’s e-mail address: KMKahn@cox.net
Karen M Kahn, an 8-time Master and SAFE member, was recently granted Master Instructor Emeritus (MIE) status through MI LLC’s https://MICEP.FluidReview.com/ in recognition of her many years of commitment to excellence, professional growth, service to the aviation community, and quality aviation education.
A retired airline pilot, Karen is an aviation writer, career counselor, and an independent CFI at Santa Barbara Airport (SBA).
She is also a 6-time Santa Barbara Airport Commissioner and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Van Nuys FSDO area.
(Photo: MIE Karen Kahn of Santa Barbara, CA)
Helen Dalman “Pat” KNIGHT, Master CFI (Renew: 1Jul17)
Argyle TX
Pat’s e-mail address: PKnight@earthlink.net
Pat Knight, an 11-time Master and a former SAFE board member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation through MI LLC’s https://MICEP.FluidReview.com/
A longtime pilot examiner (DPE) and CFI, Pat worked as an Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI) with the FAA Flight Standards program at Alliance Airport (AFW) in the Fort Worth area where she specialized in single and multiengine training for FAA inspectors.
She currently is assigned to FAA Headquarters in the Airman Training and Certification Branch. A retired US Air Force officer, she is only the second (2nd) aviation educator ever to earn a Master designation when the accreditation program was first introduced in 1997 and is the only one to ever be accredited eleven (11) times.
(Photo: MCFI Pat Knight of Argyle, TX)
Matthew Pope Robbins “Matt” MC DANIEL, Master CFI (Renew: 1Jul17)
Oak Creek WI
Matt’s e-mail address: Matt@ProgAviation.com
Matthew McDaniel, an 8-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation through the Master Instructors LLC MICEP program https://MICEP.FluidReview.com/
Matt, a Cirrus Platinum (CSIP) instructor, owns Progressive Aviation Services home based at Waukesha County Airport (UES) where he specializes in Cirrus aircraft recurrent training.
Additionally, he serves as a FAASTeam representative for the Milwaukee FSDO area and is an A-319 / A-320 series first officer with Virgin America Airlines.
(Photo: MCFI Matt McDaniel of Oak Creek, WI)
The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA and revered by industry. It 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, Masters have earned their “black belts” in aviation education. They truly represent the crème de la crème of the aviation industry! High and low resolution photos are available upon request.
Please feel free to disseminate this information widely. Questions regarding the Master Instructor Continuing Education Programä may be directed to 303-485-8136 or MasterInstrs@aol.com For more information about the Master Instructor Continuing Education Programä ( https://MICEP.FluidReview.com/ ) and to locate other Masters, please visit www.MasterInstructors.org To learn more about the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE), visit http://SafePilots.org/