Mon, Feb 07, 2011
Who's-Who Roster Will Guide Pilot Training Reform
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently
released its list of keynote speakers and panel moderators for the
GA Pilot Training Reform Symposium. SAFE Chair and 2004 National
Flight Instructor of the Year Doug Stewart will preside over the
symposium.
SAFE Chair Doug Stewart will preside over the symposium. A
six-time Master Instructor and the 2004 National Flight Instructor
of the Year, Stewart has logged more than 13,000 hours of total
flight time, including more than 10,000 hours of dual instruction
given. He owns and operates DSFI, Inc. and is a designated
pilot examiner and charter member of SAFE.
Other movers and shakers in the flight training industry who
have volunteered to lead the symposium include:
Keynote Luncheon Speakers
- Mel Cintron, Manager, General Aviation and Commercial Division
(AFS-800), FAA Headquarters
- Jack J. Pelton, Chairman, President, & CEO, Cessna Aircraft
Company
Panel Moderators
- Safety - J.J. Greenway, Chief Flight Instructor & Safety
Director, AOPA Aviation Safety Institute
- Growth - Julie Fillucci, Manager, Cessna Pilot Centers
- Doctrine - Robert Wright, President, Wright Aviation Solutions
LLC
- Standards - Pat Knight, Seven-time Master Instructor &
Designated Pilot Examiner
- Curricula - Rich Stowell, Rich Stowell's Aviation Learning
Center
- Aviation Educators - Mike Gaffney, Flightlogics Aviation
Consulting
- Industry Leadership - Martha King, Co-Owner, King Schools,
Inc.
The Pilot Training Reform Symposium will convene at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, GA on May 4-5, 2011. The invitation-only
event is expected to draw up to 300 top aviation professionals who
will collaborate on securing a healthy future for general
aviation.
ANN will be covering the event, in-depth.
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