Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of Lara Zook Gaerte of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a Master CFI for the Eighth Time. Lara is a CFII, MEI, AGI and IGI in addition to providing practical tests as a Designated Pilot Examiner. She has given nearly 8000 hours of dual instruction, most at Century Aviation, her FBO at DeKalb County Airport in Auburn, Indiana. Her work as a flight educator earned her the designation of 2020 Michigan CFI of the Year. Lara also flies a corporate Challenger 601-3A. Meanwhile, she actively volunteers as President of the Air Race Classic, Inc. which hosts an annual transcontinental air race for women pilots. She and her A&P/IA husband recently restored a 1946 Aeronca Champ.
Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of Craig Blumer from Salina, Kansas a Master CFI for the Third Time. Craig is an air traffic controller, former airship pilot, and active CFI currently residing in Springifeld, Illinois. An ATP, Craig also holds multiple ratings from multi-engine through sport/powered parachute. Craig instructs in a Piper Cub and offers an annual scholarship for tailwheel training. He is a FAASTeam Representative for the Springfield FSDO and continues education through online and in-person briefings. He will join the CFI flight training staff at Kansas State University in Salina in January 2022.