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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Ultimately, NAFI's attempts to subvert and exercise control over the [Master Instructor] program and associated [intellectual property] will fail. Even in the highly unlikely event that NAFI succeeds against the Hills, the IP of other contributors has not been secured by NAFI. This will invariably prevent NAFI from continuing its current campaign, or at least it could become the subject of an intractable legal dispute-causing further (if not fatal) hemorrhaging of NAFI resources and good will."

Source: TBO-NAFI organizer Rich Stowell, in an editorial regarding recent developments at the National Association of Flight Instructors. The group claims that EAA and others within the aviation industry -- including NAFI -- are on a 'self-destructive path.' At issue, TBO-NAFI claims the absence of member participation; a lack of transparency in the NAFI's Board selection process, governance, administration, and financial management; and mismanagement of the flagship Master Instructor program.

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