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AUGUST 2010 MASTER INSTRUCTORS
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 15 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/ 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 August are:
Donna Forsyth WILT, Master CFI (Renew: 15Aug10)
Williamsburg VA & Sebastian FL
E-mail: Donna.Wilt@HamptonU.edu, DFWilt@aol.com
Donna F Wilt, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Donna is a Hampton University associate professor responsible for the flight education program (http://set.HamptonU.edu/Aviation/ ). She is also a director of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and a FAASTeam representative in the Richmond FSDO area.
Thomas Paul “Tom” TURNER, Master CFI (Renew: 15Aug10)
Rose Hill KS
E-mail: Mastery.Flight.Training@cox.net,
Thomas P Turner, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Tom is the executive director and manager of technical services with the American Bonanza Society ( http://Bonanza.org/ ). He also serves as a FAASTeam rep in the Wichita FSDO area and has been named the 2010 National FAASTeam Representative of the Year.
David Alan “Dave” SIMPSON, Master CFI (Renew: 15Aug10)
San Diego CA
E-mail: Dave@TakeFlightSanDiego.com
David A Simpson, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Dave owns and operates Take Flight San Diego (http://TakeFlightSanDiego.com/) at Gillespie Field (SEE) where he specializes in primary and advanced flight training. He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s San Diego FSDO area.
Adrian Allen EICHHORN, Master CFI & Master GI (Renew: 15Aug10)
Alexandria VA
E-mail: Adrian.Eichhorn@JetBlue.com
Adrian A Eichhorn, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI and Master GI accreditations. A retired Army officer, Adrian is a flight and ground with BPPP (www.BPPP.org/), the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program. He is also an A320 pilot with JetBlue Airways and is a FAASTeam representative in the Washington FSDO area.
John Gardner DYE, Master CFI-Aerobatic (Initial: 15Aug10)
Lisbon OH
E-mail: S1Tango@Hughes.net
John G Dye, a member of IAC, recently earned his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. John is a flight instructor specializing in spin, aerobatic, and emergency upset recovery training with Skyline Aviation (http://www.SalemAirpark.com/Aviation.asp) at Ohio’s Salem Airpark (38D). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Cleveland FSDO area.
John Michael DORCEY, Master CFI (Renew: 30Aug10)
Oshkosh WI
E-mail: WIPilot@new.rr.com, JDorcey@Co.Winnebago.WI.US
John M Dorcey, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. John is an independent Oshkosh-area flight instructor and A&P mechanic with inspection authorization as well as the operations manager of Wittman Regional Airport (OSH). Additionally, he serves as secretary of SAFE, the Society of Aviation & Flight Educators ( http://www.SafePilots.org/ ).
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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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