FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 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 July are:
Timothy John “Tim” BRILL, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Reno NV
E-mail: Tim@AerobaticCompany.com
Timothy J Brill, a 1st time Master as well as a member of IAC and SAFE, recently earned his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Tim is the owner of the Aerobatic Company (http://AerobaticCompany.com/), a flight school specializing in emergency maneuver and aerobatic training at Reno Stead Airport (RTS). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Reno FSDO area.
Patrick Theron CARTER, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Independence KS
E-mail: Acroflights@gmail.com
Patrick T Carter, a 2-time Master as well as a member of IAC and SAFE, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Patrick owns Acroflights (http://Acroflights.com/), where he specializes in unusual attitude and aerobatic training at Tri-City Airport (PPF) in Parsons. He also works as a production test pilot for the Cessna Aircraft Company in Independence.
Jeanne Elizabeth MAC PHERSON, Master CFI
Helena MT
E-mail: JEMacPherson@MT.gov
Jeanne MacPherson, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Jeanne is an independent Helena-area flight instructor as well as the chief pilot and the safety and education bureau chief with the Montana Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division. She also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Helena FSDO area.
Mark Edward MADDEN, Master CFI
Anchorage AK
E-mail: AFMEM@UAA.Alaska.edu, AKCFI@Alaska.net,
Mark E Madden, a 2-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. The 2010 Alaska Region FAASTeam Representative of the Year, he also serves on the board of the Alaskan Aviation Safety Foundation.
Timothy Allen “Tim” PENCE, Master CFI
Cincinnati OH
E-mail: PilotTim07@yahoo.com
Timothy A Pence, a 1st time Master, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. A graduate of Sporty’s Flight Academy (http://Sportys.com/Academy/), Tim is now a Gold Seal flight and ground instructor with Sporty’s at Batavia’s Clermont County Airport (I69). He specializes in primary, advanced, simulator, and systems training.
David Paul ST GEORGE, Master CFI & Master GI
Ithaca NY
E-mail: David@MyFBO.com
David St George, a 7-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI and Master GI accreditations. David is the chief flight instructor with East Hill Flying Club (http://www.EHFC.net/), a Part 141 flight school at Ithaca’s Tompkins County Regional Airport (ITH). He also serves as a designated pilot examiner and a FAASTeam representative in the Rochester FSDO area.
Joseph DeLeon “Joe” SUAREZ, Master CFI
Dubuque IA
E-mail: JSuarez@DBQ.edu
Joseph D Suarez, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Joe is a professor of aviation and an assistant chief flight instructor with the University of Dubuque’s Part 141 aviation program (www.DBQ.edu/Aviation/) at Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s DesMoines FSDO area.
Lance Michael VACULIN, Master CFI
Murray UT
E-mail: LVaculin@WestminsterCollege.edu
Lance M Vaculin, a 2-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Lance is the director of flight operations and assistant chief flight instructor with Westminster College (http://WestminsterCollege.edu/Aviation/) at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Salt Lake FSDO area.
Clifton O’Neal “Cliff” WALTERS, Master CFI
Hamilton MT
E-mail: CW@LostHorizon.us
Clifton O Walters, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Cliff is a ground instructor and chief flight instructor with North Star Aviation ( www.NorthStarAviation.net ), a full service FBO at Hamilton’s Ravalli County Airport (6S5). He specializes in primary, instrument, multiengine, and aerobatic training.
Nathan Rokard “Nate” ZUCKER, Master CFI
Boca Raton FL
E-mail: Zucker.16@OSU.edu
Nathan R Zucker, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Nate provides both initial transition training and advanced instruction in technically advanced aircraft (TAA) with Platinum Aviation at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE). In addition, he administers flight checks for pilots completing Platinum’s Cirrus transition training.