APRIL 2011 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 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://www.SafePilots.org/ 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 April are:
Gordon Ashby EWALD, Master CFI
Hardy VA
E-mail: GEwald1948@verizon.net
Gordon A Ewald, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Gordon is an independent flight and ground instructor at Roanoke Regional Airport (ROA) specializing in instrument instruction and recurrent training. He also serves as a volunteer mid-Atlantic Angel Flight pilot and is on the board of directors of the Roanoke IFR Club.
Thomas Michael “Mike” GARRISON, Master CFI
Leawood KS
E-mail: MGarrison8@sbcglobal.net
T Michael Garrison, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Mike is an independent flight instructor specializing in instrument and multiengine training at Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC). The holder of a Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, he also serves as a designated pilot examiner in the FAA’s Kansas City FSDO area.
Paul GRETSCHEL, Master CFI
Coram NY
E-mail: Paul@PackAviation.com,
Paul Gretschel, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. The owner of PACK Aviation (http://PACKAviation.com/), Paul is a flight and ground instructor with the Bonanza Pilot Proficiency Program ( www.BPPP.org/ ). He also serves as an aviation safety inspector (ASI) and a FAASTeam service provider in the Farmingdale FSDO area.
Thomas Lawrence “Tom” KARCZ, Master CFI
Salina KS
E-mail: TKarcz@Sal.KSU.edu
Thomas L Karcz, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Tom is an assistant professor and assistant chief flight instructor in Kansas State University’s aviation department (www.Salina.K-State.edu/Aviation) at Salina Municipal Airport (SLN). He specializes progress checks as well as CFI and multiengine training.
Tyler Mehernosh KHAN, CFI-Aerobatic
Tallmadge OH
E-mail: LedZep152@gmail.com
Tyler Khan, a 1st-time CFI-Aerobatic and a member of IAC as well as SAFE, recently earned his accreditation as a CFI-Aerobatic. This is the final step to Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Tyler is a flight and ground instructor at Kent State University Airport (http://www.Kent.edu/Airport/index.cfm) specializing in basic aerobatic training along with stall / spin avoidance and recovery procedures.
Quay Carlton SNYDER, Master CFI
Monument CO
E-mail: ASW-19Pilot@comcast.net
Quay Snyder, a 5-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Quay is the Black Forest Soaring Society’s lead glider CFI at Kelly Air Park (CO15) as well as a pilot examiner and FAASTeam rep in the FAA’s Denver FSDO area. He is also the president of Aviation Medical Advisory Service specializing in aeromedical certification for pilots and air traffic controllers.
Nicholas Gregory “Greg” SOTER, Master CFI
Orem UT
E-mail: Greg@Soter.net
Gregory Soter, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Greg is a flight and ground instructor specializing in primary and multiengine training with Utah Valley University’s Aviation Science Department ( http://www.UVU.edu/Aviation/ ) at Provo Municipal Airport (PVU). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the Salt Lake City FSDO area.
Cathleen Moira “Cathy” STEELE, Master CFI
Severna Park MD
E-mail: Moira46@gmail.com
Cathleen M Steele, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Cathy is an independent flight and ground instructor at Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) where she specializes in instrument and Cirrus flight training. She also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the Baltimore FSDO area.
Hobart Caleb “Hobie” TOMLINSON, Master CFI
Huntington VT
E-mail: HobieTW@att.net
Hobart C Tomlinson, a 5-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Hobie is the director of safety for Heritage Flight (www.FlyHeritage.com) as well as an independent flight instructor at Burlington International Airport (BTV). He also serves as a pilot examiner and FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Portland Maine FSDO area.
Matthew Alan “Matt” WISE, Master CFI
Tulsa OK
E-mail: MWise@TulsaCC.edu
Matthew A Wise, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Matt is the Part 141 chief flight instructor and director of Tulsa Community College’s aviation center (http://www.TulsaCC.edu/23649/) at Riverside Airport (RVS). He also serves on the Tulsa Air & Space Museum board’s and is a FAASTeam representative for the FAA’s Oklahoma City FSDO area.
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Master Instructors LLC, Longmont CO
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