Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of Michael Kloch of Bend, OR a Master CFI-Aerobatic for the First time. Mike is a former Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot who served a combat tour flying over Iraq during Operation Southern Watch. After attending Aviation Safety Officer School at the Naval Postgraduate School, he served as a Director of Safety and Standardization for a Marine Air Group. He now works as a test pilot and instructor for Epic aircraft and is also Chief pilot and CEO for Specialized Aero Works (SAW) in Bend. Mike instructs in Epic aircraft and teaches UPRT, aerobatics, tailwheel and more in SAW’s Super Decathlon. He is a 2-time Master CFI, and holds a helicopter rating and CFII & MEI qualifications along with a type rating in the CM-170 Fouga Magister. Mike volunteers as an FAA Safety Team Representative and is co-creator of the Central Oregon Aviation Safety Team and distributes ATC safety information on his website, mikekloch.com. In his free time, Mike enjoys the great outdoors and spending time with his family.
Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of Matthew P. R. McDaniel of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a Master CFI for the Tenth time. A lifelong aviation enthusiast who has been around airplanes since childhood, Matthew started out as “the kid at the airport sweeping out hangars in exchange for airplane rides.” Now a captain at a major airline, Matthew has been an active instructor for nearly all of the 29 years he has held a CFI Certificate, also while flying in other professional capacities including air ambulance, charter, corporate and airlines. His instructional specialty is in Cirrus aircraft training, which he began providing prior to the advent of the Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot program – Matthew is CSIP #004 and has held the crediential continuously since 2003. He lives in Oak Creek with his wife, Darcy, and their two teenagers.