North Dakota teacher named 2025 A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year DAYTON, OH, March 26, 2025—The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is proud to announce that Thomas M. Sando, aviation instructor at Williston High School and the Williston Basin CTE Center in Williston, North Dakota, has been selected as this year’s A. […]
Category: Celebrating Excellence
The Master Instructor Community has lost a shining light. John “Jack” Wesley Vandeventer 1952-2024 has flown West. Throughout his life, he remained devoted to his lifelong passion for aviation, becoming a CFI-I flight instructor and accumulating more than 6,000 flight hours. He was recognized as a Master CFI by the National Association of Flight Instructors […]
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April 2025
Master Instructors is honored to welcome a new member to the Master Instructor Community. Christopher Baye of North St. Paul, MN has received his first accreditation as a Master Flight Instructor. Christopher Baye is a life-long adventurer and educator with a particular interest in applications of technology to access environments otherwise inhospitable to the human […]
Master Instructors is pleased to announce that D. Lee “Monty” Hall Jr. has, for the fourth time, been awarded the prestigious designation Master Instructor-Aerobatic. As an Advanced Instructor Pilot at Aviation Performance Solutions, Mesa, AZ, he is an Upset Prevention and Recovery Training expert. In this role, along with the entire APS team, Monty trains […]
Master Instructors and the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators are honored to recognize Sherry Rossiter, Ph.D. for her more than fifty-year passion and commitment to excellence as an Aviation Educator with the title of Honorary Master Aviation Educator. This award recognizes her unsurpassed dedication to the role of women in aviation, as a helicopter […]
On behalf of all members of the Master Instructor Community and the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators I would like to congratulate Matt Johnson for his selection by the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) as the 2023 William T. Winn Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Matt stated that “I am beyond humbled by receiving this […]
Master Instructors is honored to recognize Shane Vande Voort of Pella, Iowa as a Master Instructor for the Tenth time. This accreditation puts Shane in a very exclusive group of Aviation Educators with more than twenty years as a Master Flight Instructor, demonstrating a long-term commitment to personal growth and excellence. Shane is a second-generation CFI and owner/operator […]
Master Instructors is honored to announce that Todd Underwood of Winter Springs, Florida has received his Seventh accreditation as a Master Instructor which recognizes more than fourteen years as a Master CFI. Todd is a 35+ year ATP, FAA Designated Pilot Examiner and Pilot Proficiency Examiner. He is also a Gold Seal Certified Flight and Ground Instructor. Todd has […]
Master Instructors is pleased to announce that Jared Sebesta of Sandwich, Illinois, has received his initial accreditation as a Master Certified Flight Instructor-Aerobatic. Jared specializes in Basic to Unlimited Aerobatics Training, Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), Loss of Control In Flight (LOC-I), Advanced Spin Series, Radial Engine and Jet Warbird Training, High Performance Taildragger Transition Training, and […]
Master Instructors is honored to recognize Dave Simpson of Escondido, California as a Master CFI for the Eighth time. In addition to this recognition, Dave will also become an Emeritus Master. This recognition is available to an educator who has been recognized as a Master Instructor for at least twelve years and will no longer seek the accreditation every […]