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 May are:
Anthony Brian “Tony” CONDON II, Master CFI ( Initial: 12May09)
Wichita KS
E-mail: ABCondon@gmail.com
Anthony B Condon recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Before relocating to Wichita, Tony was a flight instructor specializing in primary and glider flight training with Hap’s Air Service (www.HapsAir.com) at Ames Municipal Airport (AMW). He is currently working as an independent flight and ground instructor in the Wichita (ICT) area.
Lowell James HINCHEE, Master CFI-Aerobatic (Renew: 31May09)
Mount Doro FL
E-mail: LHinchee@aol.com
Lowell Hinchee, a 2-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Lowell is an independent aerobatic instructor specializing in unusual attitude recovery training at Winter Haven’s Gilbert Airport (GIF). He just completed a tour as flight school manager at Rabigh Wings Flight School (www.RabighWings.com) in Saudi Arabia.
Theodore Alexander “Ted” MATTHEWS, Master Ground Instructor (Initial: 15May09)
Aurora CO
E-mail: CPFerret@hotmail.com
Master CFI Theodore A Matthews recently earned his Master Ground Instructor (MGI) accreditation. Ted is president of Guardian Angels CFI as well as an instructor with Hangar 9 Simulators, SATCO Air Training Support, and the Aspen Flying Club at Denver’s Centennial Airport (APA). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Denver FSDO area.