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 14 FAA 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 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://SafePilots.US/ 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 June are:
RENEWALS
Jesse Samuel “Jess” HALL Jr, Master CFI
Price UT
E-mail: SamHall18@yahoo.com
Jesse S Hall, a 2-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Jess is an independent flight and ground instructor at Carbon County Regional Airport (PUC). He is also an aviation educator with Pinnacle Canyon Academy and will soon begin serving as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Salt Lake City FSDO area.
John Shannon MAHANY, Master CFI
Long Beach CA
E-mail: J.Mahany@charter.net
John S Mahany, a 4-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. John teaches with Flight Safety International and is an independent flight instructor at Long Beach Airport (LGB). He is also a flight advisor for EAA’s Chapter 7 and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Long Beach FSDO area.
David James “Dave” MC VINNIE, Master CFI
Albuquerque NM
E-mail: DJMcVinnie@aol.com
David J McVinnie, a 7-time Master and one of the originals, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Dave is an independent flight and ground instructor specializing in advanced aviation training at Double Eagle II Airport (AEG). He also serves as a pilot examiner (AlbuquerqueDPE.com) and FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Albuquerque FSDO area.
Paul Weston “BJ” RANSBURY, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Queens Creek AZ
E-mail: Paul.Ransbury@APSTraining.com
Paul “BJ” Ransbury, a 2-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. BJ is the chief flight instructor and president of APS Emergency Maneuver Training (www.APSTraining.com), a Part 141 flight school at Mesa’s Williams Gateway Airport (IWA). He specializes in aerobatics, upset recovery, and air combat maneuvers training.
William Henry “Bill” SCHROEDER, Master CFI
Carson City NV
E-mail: CheckPilot@TheGrid.net
William H Schroeder, a 6-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Bill is an independent flight and ground instructor in the Reno-Tahoe area specializing in advanced and mountain training. He also serves as the CAP’s Nevada Wing check pilot examiner and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Reno FSDO area.