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SEPTEMBER 2011

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 September are:



Randy Lee BAILEY, Master CFI
Fort Collins  CO
E-mail:   BonanzaCFI@comcast.net

Randy Bailey, a 3-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Randy is an independent flight and ground instructor who provides instrument, GPS, and mountain flying instruction at Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL).  He also specializes in Bonanza and Baron recurrent training with the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (http://BPPP.org/).

Michelle Tatia BASSANESI, Master CFI
Rome, Italy
E-mail:   Mash@CentroPilota.IT

Michelle Bassanesi, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned her Master CFI accreditation.  Michelle works as an independent flight and ground instructor in Rome, Italy, specializing in primary training.  The founder of Aviation and Women in Europe (http://www.AWEU.org/), she is also very active in Women in Aviation International and The Ninety-Nines.

Kele Huia FERGERSTROM, Master CFI
Honolulu  HI
E-mail:  Kele@Fergerstrom.net

Kele H Fergerstrom, a 1st-time Master, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation.  Kele is a flight and ground instructor with Corporate Air ( http://CorporateAir.net/ ) at Kalaeloa Airport-John Rodgers Field (HJR) where he specializes in advanced ground and flight training.  An A&P mechanic, he also serves in the Hawaii Wing of the CAP and is an industry check pilot for the Honolulu FSDO.

Travis Paul HOLLAND, Master CFI

Bellingham  WA
E-mail:  PDA@Holland.aero

Travis P Holland, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation.  Travis owns Holland Aero ( http://Holland.Aero/ ), a flight training operation based at Bellingham International Airport (BLI).  He also specializes turbine transitions, type training, and pilot mentoring in JetPROPs, Meridians, and Pilatus PC-12s worldwide.

Russell Frederick “Russ” STILL, Master CFI
Cumming  GA
E-mail:  Russell@GoldSealFlight.com

Russell F Still, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Russ is the president of Atlanta Flight Training (http://www.Atlanta-Flight-Training.com/) at Gwinnett County Airport (LZU).  A published aviation author, he also provides an extensive line of pilot training materials through his company, Gold Seal Flight (http://www.GoldSealFlight.com/).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alexander “Sandy” & JoAnn Hill, MCFIs
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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