FEBRUARY 2011 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 February are:
Mallory Daniel “Mal” WOODCOCK, Master CFI
Jackson MS
E-mail: UKPilot1@yahoo.com
Mallory D Woodcock, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Mal is a designated pilot examiner as well as an independent Jackson area flight instructor specializing in primary and advanced training. He also serves in the Mississippi Wing of the Civil Air Patrol and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Jackson FSDO area.
Richard L “Rich” STOWELL Jr, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Santa Paula CA & McCall ID
E-mail: Rich@RichStowell.com
Richard L Stowell, a 7-time Master and a member of IAC as well as SAFE, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Rich is an aerobatic instructor specializing in emergency maneuver training and spin recovery (www.RichStowell.com) at Santa Paula Airport (SZP). The 2006 Nat’l CFI of the Year, he is also a noted aviation author and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Van Nuys FSDO area.
Edward John “Ed” MURPHY, Master CFI-Helicopter
Palm Beach Gardens FL
E-mail: Edward.Murphy@FlightSafety.com
Edward J Murphy, a 1st-time Master, recently earned his Master CFI-Helicopter accreditation. Ed, a retired US Army helicopter pilot, is the lead Sikorski SK-92 instructor with FlightSafety International (http://www.FlightSafety.com/) at their West Palm Beach training center. A pilot examiner in both simulators and aircraft, he specializes in initial and recurrent training.
Charles Ray “Chuck” MC GILL, Master CFI
San Diego CA
E-mail: Chuck.SafeFlight@gmail.com, ChuckMcGill@sbcglobal.net
Charles R McGill, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Chuck is an independent Montgomery Field (MYF) flight instructor specializing in high performance aircraft, technically advanced aircraft, and avionics training (http://www.SafeFlightIntl.com/). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s San Diego FSDO area.
Darrell Scott KNOOP, Master CFI
Tulsa OK
E-mail: COKnoop@aol.com
Darrell S Knoop, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Darrell is a flight and ground instructor with Destinations Executive Flight Center (http://www.DestinationsEFC.com/) at Tulsa’s Richard L Jones Riverside Airport (RVS). He specializes in instrument flight and simulator training as well as curriculum development.
Clifford Floyd “Cliff” CHETWIN, Master CFI
Santa Fe NM
E-mail: KestrelAir1@gmail.com
Clifford F Chetwin, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Cliff recently retired as a National Park Service regional chief pilot and aviation program manager. He now works nationally and internationally as an aviation safety lecturer while also serving as a SAFE board member and a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Albuquerque FSDO area.
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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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