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 16 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/ The International Aerobatic Club (IAC) can be reached through their website at http://IAC.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 June & July are:
Larry Stephen BOTHE, Master CFI
Seymour IN
E-mail: LBothe@comcast.net
Larry S Bothe, a 6-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Larry is an independent flight instructor and designated pilot examiner at Freeman Municipal Airport (SER). He also serves as a board member as well as treasurer of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Indianapolis FSDO area.
Ann-Margaret “Meg” GODLEWSKI, Master CFI & Master GI
Lakewood WA
E-mail: FlyPercu@aol.com
Meg Godlewski, a 4-time double Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI and Master GI accreditations. Meg is a flight and ground instructor at Crest Airpark (S36) as well as Clover Park Technical College (http://www.CPTC.edu/) and Safety In Motion. She is active in Women in Aviation as well as The 99s and is also a journalist with General Aviation News.
Karen Mayde KAHN, Master CFI
Santa Barbara CA
E-mail: KMKahn@cox.net
Karen M Kahn, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Karen (http://www.CaptainKarenKahn.com/) is an an airline pilot, aviation author, safety consultant, career counselor, and independent CFI at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA). She is also active in the Ninety-Nines and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Van Nuys FSDO area.
Paul Weston “BJ” RANSBURY, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Queens Creek AZ
E-mail: Paul.Ransbury@APSTraining.com
Paul BJ Ransbury, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. BJ is the chief flight instructor and president of APS Emergency Maneuver Training (www.APSTraining.com), a Part 141 flight school at Mesa’s Williams Gateway Airport (IWA). He specializes in aerobatics, upset recovery, and air combat maneuvers training.
Dominick “Dom” RUSCITTI, Master CFI
Caledonia IL
E-mail: DRuscit@aol.com
Dominick Ruscitti, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Dom is a retired United Airlines pilot and owns Caledonia’s Lee Creek Airport (56IL). He specializes in technically advanced glass cockpit training as well as instruction and mentoring in owner operated single-pilot very light jets (http://www.VLJMentoring.com/).
Adam Dominick RUSCITTI, Master CFI
Loves Park IL
E-mail: ADRuscit@aol.com
Adam D Ruscitti, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Adam is a full time pilot, mentor, and instructor. He specializes training and mentoring owner pilots transitioning into single-pilot very light jets (http://www.VLJMentoring.com/) as well as initial type ratings and recurrent jet training.
Megan Roberta SAYRE, Master CFI
Bennett CO
E-mail: SayreMegan@ymail.com
Megan Sayre, a 2-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Megan is the chief flight instructor for Journeys Aviation (http://JourneysAviation.com/) at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC). The 2010 Northwest Mountain Region CFI of the Year, she also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Denver FSDO area.
William Henry “Bill” SCHROEDER, Master CFI
Carson City NV
E-mail: CheckPilot@TheGrid.net
William H Schroeder, a 7-time Master and charter SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Bill, the CAP’s Nevada Wing check pilot examiner, is an independent flight and ground instructor in the Reno-Tahoe area. A FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Reno FSDO area, he was recently named the 2011 Western Pacific Region FAASTeam Representative of the Year.
Paul Michael “Mike” WAGERS, Master CFI
Louisville KY
E-mail: PMWagers@yahoo.com
Paul M Wagers, a 1st time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Mike is the chief flight instructor for the Academy at Shawnee (http://www.AcademyAtShawnee.org/), a Part 141 aviation program in the Jefferson County public school system. A Marine Corps veteran, he also serves in the CAP’s Kentucky Wing and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Louisville FSDO area.
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Master Instructors LLC, Longmont CO
Cells: 303-475-6008 (S) / 303-709-6862 (J)
Phone: 303-485-8136
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