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MAY 2012

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 96,000 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 17 National Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs (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.

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 Programä may be directed to 303-485-8136 or MasterInstrs@aol.com For more information about the Master Instructor Programä and to locate other Masters, please visit the “Find a Master Instructor” section of www.MasterInstructors.org To learn more about the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE), visit http://SafePilots.org/ The International Aerobatic Club (IAC) can be reached through their website at http://IAC.org/

Aviation educators who earned the “Master” title during May are:

MCFI Mike Vivion

Michael Taylor “Mike” VIVION, Master CFI (Renew:  30Apr12)
Crookston  MN
E-mail:   MVivion@gra.midco.net
, MVivion@UMN.edu

Michael T Vivion, a 6-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.

Mike is a check airman and teaching specialist in the University of Minnesota, Crookston’s (CKN) aviation program.

The 1998 Nat’l Aviation Safety Counselor of the Year, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Minneapolis FSDO area.


MCFI Mike Traud

Michael Bruce “Mike” TRAUD, Master CFI (Renew:  1May12)
Gold River  CA
E-mail:   Traud@hotmail.com

Michael B Traud, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.

Mike serves as a designated pilot examiner (DPE) in the FAA’s Sacramento FSDO area as well as the safety officer for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Air Squadron.

Additionally, he is an aviation consultant who owns MTAviation Services at Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC).


MCFI Vicki Sherman

Vicki Lynn SHERMAN, Master CFI (Renew:  31May12)
DeLand  FL
E-mail:   AeroSupplies@msn.com

Vicki Lynn Sherman, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation.

The 2011 National FAASTeam Representative of the Year, Vicki is a flight and ground instructor with Falcon Flight at Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB).

She also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Orlando FSDO area.


MCFI Julie Paasch

Julie Ann Elizabeth PAASCH, Master CFI (Renew:  23May12)
Salt Lake City  UT
E-mail:   JPaasch@WestminsterCollege.edu

Julie Paasch, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation.

Julie is the chief flight instructor with Westminster College’s Part 141 aviation program at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC).

She also serves as Westminster’s director of flight education and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Salt Lake FSDO area.



Jordan Craig FERRIN, Master CFI (Initial:   20May12)
Tulsa  OK
E-mail:  JordanFerrin@hotmail.com

Jordan Ferrin, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation.

Jordan is a flight instructor, ground instructor, and stage check airman in Tulsa Community College’s Part 141 aviation program at Riverside Airport (RVS).

Additionally, he serves as a first officer with SkyWest Airlines.



Michael Christopher “Mike” DEMULLING, Master CFI (Renew:  30Apr12)
New Richmond  WI
E-mail:   Mike@NRAirport.com

Michael C Demulling, a 6-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Mike is the  the manager of New Richmond Regional Airport as well as chief pilot for White House Custom Colour.

He also owns Mike Demulling Flight Training specializing in primary, instrument, and recurrent training.