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 June are:
James Lee “Jim” ALSIP, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Indiantown FL
E-mail: JAlsip@yahoo.com
James L Alsip, a 3-time Master as well as a member of IAC and SAFE, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation.
Jim owns Dylan Aviation, an aerobatic flight school at Indiantown Airport (X58) that specializes in basic aerobatic training as well as tailwheel transitions and upset recovery.
He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Orlando FSDO area.
Lamar Anthony CHILDS, Master CFI
Pensacola FL
E-mail: LAChilds@cox.net
Lamar A Childs, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Lamar specializes in primary and advanced flight training in single and multiengine aircraft and is the president of Lamar A Childs Flight Training at Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport (PNS).
He also serves as a contract pilot for Allen Air LLC.
Richard Michael “Mike” COLIGNY, Master CFI
Prescott AZ
E-mail: MasterCFII@hotmail.com, MColigny@cableone.net,
Michael Coligny, a 6-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Mike is an independent flight instructor as well as vice president of advanced programs for North-Aire, a Part 141 flight school at Prescott’s Love Field (PRC).
He also serves as secretary of SAFE‘s government affairs committee.
Jeanne Elizabeth MAC PHERSON, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Helena MT
E-mail: JEMacPherson@msn.com
Jeanne MacPherson, a 4-time Master as well as a member of IAC and SAFE, recently earned her Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation.
Jeanne is a Helena-area aerobatic flight instructor who owns and operates Mountain Airdance at Helena Regional Airport (HLN).
She also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Helena FSDO area.
Mark Edward MADDEN, Master CFI
Anchorage AK
E-mail: MEMadden@UAA.Alaska.edu, MMadden@gci.net
Mark E Madden, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Mark is a professor of aviation technology at the University of Alaska as well as an independent Merrill Field (PAMR) flight instructor.
He also serves on the board of the Alaskan Aviation Safety Foundation and is a FAASTeam representative in the Anchorage FSDO area.
Susan Kirstein PARSON, Master CFI
Oakton VA
E-mail: Avi8rix@gmail.com
Susan K Parson, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation.
Susan is a special assistant to the FAA’s Flight Standards director and editor of FAA Safety Briefing magazine as well as is an independent flight instructor in the Leesburg area.
She also serves with the Civil Air Patrol’s Virginia Wing and is a FAASTeam representative in the Washington FSDO area.
Mark Stephen UHLMAN, Master CFI
Perry OK
E-mail: MUhlman@OKState.edu
Mark Uhlman, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation.
Mark is the chief flight instructor and adjunct professor with Oklahoma State University’s Part 141 aviation program at Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO).
He also serves as a FAASTeam representative is the FAA’s Oklahoma City FSDO area.