"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 92,000 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 13 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.
Aviation educators who earned the "Master" title during November
are:
RENEWALS
Albert Atkins, Master
CFI
Maple Valley, WA
E-mail: Atkins3570@yahoo.com
Albert Atkins recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Albert
was a Central Washington University professor of aviation as well
as the aviation department's assistant chief ground instructor in
their Part 141 flight training program. He now works as an aviation
safety inspector (ASI) and check pilot with the FAA's Seattle
FSDO.
James Brian "Jim" Casper, Master CFI
Vallejo, CA
E-mail: Ghost_94590@yahoo.com
James B Casper recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Jim
is a flight instructor and check pilot with the Concord Flying Club
(www.CFC1939.org) at
Concord's Buchanan Airport (CCR). He is also an instructor with
Professional Instrument Courses and serves as a FAASTeam
representative in the FAA's Oakland FSDO area.
Darrel LeRoy Dilley, Master CFI
LaSalle, CO
E-mail: DLDilley@aol.com
Darrel L Dilley recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Darrel is the chief CFI with Blue Sky Flyers Flying Club (www.BlueSkyFlyers.com)
at Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY). A United Airlines instructor
pilot, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the Denver
FSDO area and is a member of NAFI's Professional Standards
Committee.
Lonnie Lee Hilkemeier, Master CFI
Boulder, CO
E-mail: Lonnie@SpecialtyFlight.com
Lonnie L Hilkemeier recently earned his Master CFI accreditation
for the 6th time. Lonnie is Specialty Flight Training's president
and senior flight instructor specializing in mountain training at
Boulder Municipal Airport (BDU). Colorado's first Master CFI in
1998, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the Denver
FSDO area.
John Hudson Lewis, Master CFI
Houghton, MI
E-mail: JHLewis@up.net
John H Lewis recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. John
co-owns Agate Beach Aviation ( www.AgateBeachAviation.com
) at Houghton County Airport (CMX) where he specializes primary and
instrument training. He also serves in the CAP's Michigan Wing and
is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Grand Rapids FSDO
area.
Andrew Marinelli, Master CFI
Youngstown, OH
E-mail: Biancshi@aol.com
Andrew Marinelli recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Andrew is a flight instructor specializing in primary and advanced
training with Crosswind Aviation at North Lima's Youngstown Elser
Metro Airport (4G4). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in
the FAA's Cleveland FSDO area.
Shane Larrel Vande Voort, Master
CFI
Pella, IA
E-mail: Shane@FlyClassicAviation.com
Shane Vande Voort recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Shane is the manager of Pella Municipal Airport (PEA) as well as
chief flight instructor for Classic Aviation (www.FlyClassicAviation.com).
He also serves as a pilot examiner and a FAASTeam representative in
the FAA's Des Moines FSDO area.
INITIALS
Michael Edwin "Mike" Cassady, Master
CFI
Arlington, TX
E-mail: MCassady@BellHelicopter.textron.com
Michael E Cassady recently earned his Master CFI
accreditation. Mike is a Bell Helicopter factory flight and ground
instructor at their Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) training
facility (www.BellHelicopter.com/en/training).
A US Army veteran, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative in
the FAA's Fort Worth FSDO area.
Mark Joseph Dusenbury, Master CFI
Grand Forks, ND
E-mail: Dusenbur@aero.UND.edu
Mark Dusenbury recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Mark
is an aviation department lecturer at the University of North
Dakota's John D Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (www.Avit.UND.edu).
He also serves as check airman with the university's Part 141
flight training program at Grand Forks International Airport
(GFK).
Charles Edward "Chuck" Martin, Master
CFI
Palmyra, PA
E-mail: Martin_467@msn.com
Charles E Martin recently earned his Master CFI accreditation.
Chuck is the director of safety for Haverfield Aviation
(Haverfield.com) as well as an independent Lancaster area flight
instructor. A 32-year Army veteran, he also serves as a pilot
examiner and FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Harrisburg FSDO
area.