National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA
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.
To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there
are approximately 92,000 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!
Aviation educators who earned the "Master" title during July
are:
RENEWALS
Ernest Paul "Rusty" Sachs,
Master Instructor Emeritus Norwich VT
E-mail: ClipClop6@hotmail.com
Rusty Sachs, a 7-time Master CFI, 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. A Marine
helicopter pilot (HMM-362) and Vietnam veteran, he also served as a
pilot examiner and FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Portland,
Maine, FSDO area.
John Robert Morrow, Master Instructor Emeritus
Lake Katrine NY
E-mail: MasterCFI@yahoo.com
John R Morrow, a 6-time Master CFI, 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. John is an
independent flight instructor with the Hudson Valley Flying Club at
Kingston-Ulster Airport (20N) and a FAASTeam representative in the
FAA's Albany FSDO area.
Karen Mayde Kahn, Master CFI
Santa Barbara CA
E-mail: KMKahn@verizon.net,
Karen M Kahn, a 4-time Master, recently renewed her Master CFI
accreditation. Karen is an airline pilot, aviation author,
consultant, and independent CFI at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
(SBA). She also serves a chair of the Santa Barbara Airport
Commission and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Van Nuys
FSDO area.
Paul Edward Jurgens II, Master Ground
Instructor Williamsburg OH
E-mail: PJurgens@Sportys.com
Paul E Jurgens, a 2-time double Master, recently renewed his Master
Ground Instructor (MGI) accreditation. Paul is the chief flight
instructor for glider and multiengine training at Sporty's Academy
and Eastern Cincinnati Aviation at Clermont County Airport (I69).
In addition, he is the vice president of publishing for Sporty's
Pilot Shop specializing in product development.
Ann Margaret "Meg" Godlewski, Master CFI &
Master GI Lakewood WA
E-mail: FlyPercu@aol.com, Meg@GeneralAviationNews.com
Meg Godlewski, a 3-time double Master, recently renewed her Master
CFI and Master GI accreditations. Meg is a flight and ground
instructor at Crest Airpark (S36), as well as Clover Park Technical
College and Green River Community College. She is also a journalist
with General Aviation News and is active in Women in Aviation as
well as The 99s.
Gordon Ashby Ewald, Master
CFI Hardy VA
E-mail: GEwald1948@verizon.net
Gordon A Ewald, a 4-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI
accreditation. Gordon is the assistant chief CFI with Falwell
Aviation (www.FlyFalwell.com), a Lynchburg
Part 141 flight school with a satellite campus at Roanoke Regional
Airport (ROA). He is also an independent flight and ground
instructor who serves as a volunteer Angel Flight pilot.
Larry Stephen Bothe, Master CFI Seymour
IN
E-mail: LBothe@comcast.net
Larry S Bothe, a 5-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI
accreditation. Larry is a flight instructor and a designated pilot
examiner at Freeman Municipal Airport (SER). He also serves on the
board of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and is
a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Indianapolis FSDO area.
INITIALS
James "Jim" Martone, Master Aviation Educator
Gilbert AZ
E-mail: JMart162@cox.net, James.Martone@TrinityV1.com
James Martone recently earned his Master Aviation Educator (MAE)
accreditation. Jim is a senior consultant with Williams Aviation
Consultants (WilliamsAviationConsultants.com) in Gilbert, AZ. A
retired Air Force officer, he will soon become a FAASTeam
representative with the FAA's Scottsdale FSDO and is managing
director of Trinity V1, an aviation and management consulting
firm.