Master Instructors is honored to recognize Daniel Keen of Lafayette, Indiana as a Twelve Time Master Instructor. With this most recent designation, Dan has made the decision to become an Emeritus Master. The Emeritus accreditation may be awarded to any Master Instructor with at least ten consecutive years as a Master Instructor. This status recognizes that there is a time when a Master Instructor, after an active career as an aviation educator, begins to reduce and/or change the focus of their commitments to aviation education.
Dan has served in a number of roles in aviation including: Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor for Aretz Flying Service, DPE and Aviation Education Specialist for Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (Indianapolis FSDO), Managing Specialist for Designed Pilot Examiner Program, Safety Officer for Indianapolis FSDO, Inspector in Charge for airshows and Red Bull Air Race. He is Owner/Chief Pilot for KeenAire, Inc., an on-demand charter service and prisoner transport for local law enforcement agencies.
Master Instructors is pleased to announce that Kyle Vincent Thomas of Durant, OK has received the Master Instructor Accreditation for the Ninth Time. Kyle is an aviation educator who currently serves as an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner for the Will Rogers FSDO in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is also the Chief Flight Instructor, Flight Operations Manager, and an Associate Professor in Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Aviation Sciences Institute. He began his flying career in 1986 and has held this position at the university for 25 years. He resides in Durant Oklahoma with his wife Traci and daughters, Allyson and Chloe.