"The Best Of The Best"
The National Association of Flight
Instructors (NAFI) takes pride in announcing a significant aviation
accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation
educators. Recently, they were all accredited as Master Instructors
by NAFI, their professional aviation education association.
To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there
are approximately 91,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 600
of them have earned Master accreditation thus far. As a measure of
the prestige conferred by this title, the last twelve 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.
Aviation educators who earned the "Master" title during March
are:
RENEWALS
William Goodwin "Bill" Castlen, Master
CFI
Destin, FL
E-mail: OldCFII@cox.net
William G Castlen recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Bill is an independent flight instructor specializing in
technically advanced aircraft training with Miracle Strip Aviation
at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (DTS). He also serves as a
FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Birmingham FSDO.
James Arnold "Jim" Covington, Master
CFI
Huntsville, AL
E-mail: Covingto@hiwaay.net
James A Covington recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Jim is an independent Huntsville-area flight and ground instructor
specializing in primary and instrument training. He also works with
Boy Scouts interested in aviation, offers safety seminars, and
serves as a WINGS instructor for the FAA's Birmingham FSDO.
Bridgette Lynn Doremire, Master
CFI
Van Nuys, CA
E-mail: Jedinein@gmail.com
Bridgette Doremire recently renewed her Master CFI
accreditation. Bridgette owns and operates Silver Wings flight
school (www.SilverWings.aero)
at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). She specializes in technically advanced
aircraft instruction, primary through advanced, and serves as a
FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Van Nuys FSDO.
John Kent Earlywine, Master
CFI
Fort Wayne, IN
E-mail: JKE4034@aol.com
John K Earlywine recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
John is an airplane and glider flight instructor with Kendallville
Flying Service (www.kendallvilleflyingservice.com)
at the Kendallville Airport (C62). The holder of an SAA Silver
Badge as well as two Indiana soaring records, he is also a Soaring
Society of America instructor.
A
drian Allen Eichhorn, Master CFI
& Master GI
Alexandria, VA
E-mail: Adrian.Eichhorn@JetBlue.com
Adrian Eichhorn recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Adrian is an independent flight and ground instructor with the
Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) and provides training
at Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO). He is also a first officer
with JetBlue and serves as a FAASTeam representative with the
Washington FSDO.
David Hall Faile Jr, Master CFI
Fairfield, CT
E-mail: DFaile@aol.com
David H Faile recently earned his Master CFI accreditation for the
6th time. The 1999 National CFI of the Year, David instructs at
Bridgeport's Sikorsky Airport (BDR). He is also an AOPA Airport
Support Network representative, an EAA Flight Advisor/Tech
Counselor, and a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Windsor
Locks FSDO.
Linda Maria Scully, Master
CFI
Kinnelon, NJ
E-mail: LScully@LPAWings.com
Linda M Scully recently earned her Master CFI
accreditation for the 5th time. Linda is the chief flight
instructor and president of Aero Safety Training (LPAWings.com), a
Part 141 flight school and Cessna Pilot Center at Lincoln Park
Airport (N07). She also serves as a FAASTeam representative for the
FAA's Teterboro FSDO.
Allan Jerome "Al" Skramstad, Master
CFI
West Fargo, ND
E-mail: Skramsta@Aero.UND.edu
Allan J Skramstad recently earned his Master CFI accreditation for
the 6th time. Al is a professor of aviation at the University of
North Dakota's John D Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (www.aero.und.edu).
He is also a past president of the University Aviation Association
(UAA) and serves as a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Fargo
FSDO.
Kyle Vincent Thomas, Master
CFI
Durant, OK
E-mail: KThomas@SOSU.edu
Kyle V Thomas recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Kyle
is an aviation professor and chief flight instructor with
Southeastern Oklahoma State University aviation institute (http://Aviation.SOSU.edu/)
at Durant's Eaker Field (DUA). He also serves as a coach and
faculty advisor for the university's NIFA flight team, the Flying
Savages.
INITIALS
Tab Michael Hornburg, Master
CFI
Sullivan, WI
E-mail: HornburgTab@charter.net
Tab M Hornburg recently earned his Master CFI
accreditation. A factory trained Cirrus, Cessna, and Columbia
instructor, Tab works as a flight and ground instructor at several
Waukesha-area airports. He is also a pilot with Stein's Aircraft
Services at Waukesha County Airport (UES).
Naoya "Tama" Tamanaha, Master
CFI
Okinawa, Japan
E-mail: NaoyaTamanaha@hotmail.com
Naoya Tamanaha recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Tama
is the manager and chief flight instructor of Okinawa's Kadena Aero
Club Flight Training Center (RODN). He also serves as a designated
pilot examiner as well as a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's
San Francisco International Field Office (IFO).