MARCH 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 March are:
Linda Margaret DOWDY, Master CFI
Bethel MN
E-mail: LinDowdy@visi.com, Linda@SeizeTheSky.com
Linda M Dowdy, a 5-time Master, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Linda owns and operates Sim Flite Minnesota (http://www.SimFliteMinnesota.com/) at Anoka County Airport (ANE) where she specializes in initial and recurrent instrument simulator training. She also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Minneapolis FSDO area.
Charles Henry “Chuck” EBBECKE, Master CFI
Santa Rosa Beach FL
E-mail: Ebbecke@comcast.net
Charles H Ebbecke, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Chuck is a senior aviation consultant and an independent flight instructor at Defuniak Springs Airport (54J) as well as an instructor with Mooney’s MAPA Safety Foundation (http://www.MAPASafety.com/) . He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Birmingham FSDO area.
Thomas Edward “Tom” HENDERSHOT, Master Aviation Educator
Lone Tree CO
E-mail: THendershot@AMTSociety.org
Thomas E Hendershot, a 2-time Master CFI and charter member of SAFE, recently earned his Master Aviation Educator (MAE) accreditation. The 2003 National AMT of the Year, Tom serves as the executive director of the AMT Society (http://AMTSociety.org/). He also serves as both an operations and airworthiness FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Denver FSDO area.
Elaine Helen KAUH, Master CFI
Green Bay WI
E-mail: Elaine.Kauh@WisconsinAviation.com
Elaine Kauh, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned her Master CFI accreditation. Elaine is a flight and ground instructor with Wisconsin Aviation (http://www.WisconsinAviation.com/) at Watertown Municipal Airport (RYV). A committed career flight instructor and aerobatic pilot, she specializes in primary, instrument, and technically advanced aircraft training.
Edward John “Ed” MURPHY, Master CFI-Helicopter
Palm Beach Gardens FL
E-mail: Edward.Murphy@FlightSafety.com
Edward J Murphy, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI-Helicopter accreditation. Ed, a retired US Army helicopter pilot, is the lead Sikorski SK-92 instructor pilot 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.
Matthew Alan “Matt” WISE, Master CFI
Tulsa OK
E-mail: MWise@TulsaCC.edu
Matthew A Wise, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Matt is the Part 141 chief flight instructor and director of Tulsa Community College’s aviation center (http://www.TulsaCC.edu/23649/) at Riverside Airport (RVS). He also serves on the Tulsa Air & Space Museum board’s and is a FAASTeam representative for the FAA’s Oklahoma City 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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