National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

Four instructors have renewed their Master Instructor designation in the month of April, while one was designated a "Master Emeritus".

Master Instructors LLC said in a news release that all were accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority.

Professional aviation educators who earned or renewed their "Master" title during April 2016 are:

Michael Christopher "Mike" Demulling, Master CFI, New Richmond WI. E-mail: Mike@NRAirport.com  
Michael C Demulling, an 8-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Mike is the chief pilot for White House Custom Colour  as well as manager of New Richmond Regional Airport.  Additionally, he owns Mike Demulling Flight Training where he specializes in primary, instrument, recurrent, and Aerostar training.

Michael Carl "Mike" Jesch, Master CFI, Anaheim, CA. E-mail: MCJesch@pacbell.net
Michael C Jesch, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Mike is an independent Fullerton-area flight instructor specializing in pilot proficiency, electronic navigation, and airspace issues.  Additionally, he is a B-737 captain with American Airlines while also serving as a volunteer Angel Flight West pilot  as well as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Long Beach FSDO area.

Daniel Max "Dan" Keen, Master CFI, Lafayette, IN. E-mail: DanielKeen@aol.com
Daniel M Keen, a 9-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. A longtime National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) volunteer and judge, Dan is an operations aviation safety inspector (ASI) and safety officer with the FAA's Indianapolis FSDO.  He specializes in administering aviator practical tests as well as overseeing Part 135 and Part 141 operators while also assisting with the Indianapolis FSDO's FAASTeam activities.

Kyle Vincent Thomas, Master CFI, Durant, OK. E-mail:  KThomas@SE.edu
Kyle V Thomas, a 6-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Kyle is an aviation professor and chief flight instructor with Southeastern Oklahoma State University's aviation institute at Eaker Field (DUA).  He is also an advisor to the local Women in Aviation chapter and a coach for the university's NIFA flight team.  In addition, he serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Oklahoma City FSDO area.

Ludwig Joseph "Lou" Wipotnik, Master Instructor Emeritus, Wheeling, IL. E-mail:  Jan.Lou@comcast.net
Lou Wipotnik, a 10-time Master and SAFE member,was recently granted Master Instructor Emeritus (MIE) status in recognition of his many years of commitment to excellence, professional growth, service to the aviation community, and quality aviation education.  Lou is an independent Chicago-area flight and ground instructor at Chicago Executive Airport (PWK).  The holder of an FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot award and the 1996 National CFI of the Year, he is also a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's DuPage FSDO area and serves in the Civil Air Patrol's Illinois Wing. 

Many of the most recent National Flight Instructors of the Year or National FAASTeam Representatives 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.

(Images provided by the individual Master Instructors)

FMI: www.MasterInstructors.org