"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 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. 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 August
are:
Renewals
Janice Wray "Jan" Walton, Master
CFI
Marion, IA
E-mail: janwalton@earthlink.net
Janice Walton recently renewed her Master CFI
accreditation. Jan owns and operates P & N Flight & Charter
(www.fly-iowa.com)
located at Marion Airport (C17). As P & N's lead flight and
ground instructor, she specializes in primary and advanced training
in both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft.
Thomas Paul "Tom" Turner, Master
CFI
Rose Hill, KS
E-mail: mastery.flight.training@cox.net
Thomas P Turner recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Tom
is the manager of technical services for the American Bonanza
Society (ABS) and president of Mastery Flight Training. He is the
FAA's 2008 Central Region CFI of the Year and also serves as a
FAASTeam representative for the Wichita FSDO area.
Bobby Allen Mooring, Master CFI
Mobile, AL
E-mail: bobbycfi@aol.com
Bobby A Mooring recently earned his Master CFI accreditation for
the 5th time. Bobby is the chief flight instructor with Flight
Training of Mobile (www.flyftm.com), a
Part 141 Cessna Pilot Center at the Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM).
He is also a pilot examiner as well as a FAASTeam representative
with the FAA's Birmingham FSDO.
Timothy Lee "Tim" Lemke, Master CFI
Oshkosh, WI
E-mail: tim.lemke@gulfstream.com
Timothy L Lemke recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Tim
is an independent flight and ground instructor specializing in
primary and instrument training at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH).
He also serves as president of the Winnebago Flying Club and is a
FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Milwaukee FSDO area.
Nicholas Robert "Nick" Frisch, Master CFI
Renton, WA
E-mail: nickf@galvinflying.com
Nicholas R Frisch recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.
Nick is the director of aviation education at Galvin Flying Service
(www.galvinflying.com)
with flight schools at Seattle's Boeing Field (BFI) and Honolulu
Community College. He also mentors high school students interested
in aviation careers.
Stephen Keith "Steve" Brown, Master
CFI
Belmont, NH
E-mail: skbrown@dwc.edu
Stephen K Brown recently renewed his Master CFI
accreditation. Steve is the director of flight operations for
Daniel Webster College's aviation program (www.dwc.edu/Academics/aviation)
at Nashua's Boire Field (ASH). He specializes in initial flight
instructor training while also serving as a mentor to the college's
flight instructors.
Initials
Richard Kingston "Rick" Wright, Master
CFI
Fort Lauderdale, FL
E-mail: rick@correctaviation.com
Richard K Wright recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Rick
owns Correct Aviation Services (www.correctaviation.com),
a Cirrus Standardized Training Center located Fort Lauderdale
Executive Airport (FXE). A Marine Corps veteran, he also operates a
company specializing in aircraft management, sales, and
leasing.
John Bruce Powers, Master CFI
Denver, CO
E-mail: johnpowers@sprynet.com
John B Powers recently earned his Master CFI
accreditation. John is an independent Denver-area aviation educator
as well as a flight and ground instructor with the Bonanza Pilot
Proficiency Program (www.bppp.org). A
recipient of the FAA's Wright Brothers Award, he also serves as a
FAASTeam representative for the Denver FSDO area.
Hiroaki "Ichi" Ichinawa, Master CFI
Okinawa, Japan
E-mail: jf1uei@gmail.com
/ jf1uei@jarl.com
Hiroaki Ichikawa recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Ichi
is a flight and ground instructor with the Kadena Aero Club Flight
Training Center (RODN) at Okinawa's Kadena Air Force Base. An
accomplished linguist and English-to-Japanese translator, he
specializes in primary and instrument flight training.
Chayce Lowell Baldwin, Master CFI
Galveston, IN
E-mail: contactchayce@yahoo.com
Chayce L Baldwin recently earned his Master CFI
accreditation. Chayce, a graduate of Purdue University's aviation
program, is a flight instructor with Lafayette Aviation (http://www.lafayetteaviation.com/),
a Part 61 flight school at Lafayette's Purdue University Airport
(LAF). He specializes in commercial pilot and initial CFI
training.
Ray Alan Arceneaux, Master CFI
Cameron Park, CA
E-mail: bechpilot@aol.com
Ray A Arceneaux recently earned his Master CFI
accreditation. Ray is a flight and ground instructor with Norcal
Aviation and Sierra Seaplanes at the Calaveras County Airport (CPU)
in San Andreas. A US Air Force veteran, he specializes in single
engine and multiengine floatplane training.