Designation Recognized By The FAA For CFI Renewal

Six flight instructors completed the Master Instructors course to receive the prestigious designation in the month of June. The title has been earned by fewer than 700 of the 91,000 CFIs currently active in the country. The last 17 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 and industry 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.

The six to receive the Master Instructor designation in June are:

James Lee "Jim" Alsip, Master CFI-Aerobatic
Indiantown, FL
E-mail: JAlsip@yahoo.com
James L Alsip, a 4-time Master as well as a member of IAC and SAFE, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Jim owns Dylan Aviation,  an aerobatic flight school at Indiantown Airport (X58) that specializes in basic aerobatic training as well as tailwheel transitions and upset recovery. An aviation writer, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Orlando FSDO area.  (Photo: MCFI-A Jim Alsip of Indiantown, FL) 
 
Gary Michael Brossett, Master Aviation Educator
Midland GA
E-mail: BrossettG@bellsouth.net, Gary.Brossett@PW.UTC.com,
Gary M Brossett, a 3-time Master and a member of SAFE as well as the AMT Society, recently renewed his Master Aviation Educator (MAE) accreditation. Gary holds an A&P with IA and is a quality engineer at Pratt & Whitney's Columbus Engine Center. An Air Force veteran and balloon pilot, he also serves as a FAASTeam lead representative in the FAA's Atlanta FSDO area.  (Photo: MAE Gary Brossett of Midland, GA)

Lamar Anthony Childs, Master CFI
Pensacola FL
E-mail: LAChilds@cox.net
Lamar A Childs, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. The president of Lamar A Childs Flight Training, Lamar specializes in primary and advanced flight training in single and multiengine aircraft at Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport (PNS). He also instructs with the Pensacola Navy Flying Club. (Photo: MCFI Lamar Childs of Pensacola, FL)  
  
Julie Ann Elizabeth Paasch, Master CFI
Salt Lake City UT
E-mail: Paasch99@gmail.com
Julie Paasch, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Julie is the former chief flight instructor with Westminster College's Part 141 aviation program at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). She also served as Westminster's director of flight education and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Salt Lake FSDO area. (Photo: MCFI Julie Paasch of Salt Lake City, UT)

John Urban "Rock" Rockcastle, Master CFI
Oxford FL
E-mail: Rancher@digital.net
John U Rockcastle, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Rock is a simulator instructor with Simcom in Orlando and serves on the production crew at the FAA's National Resource Center in Lakeland. An Orlando FAASTeam representative, he was also the 1989 Nat'l CFI of the Year.  (Photo: MCFI Rock Rockcastle of Oxford, FL)

Vicki Lynn Sherman, Master CFI
DeLand FL
E-mail: AeroSupplies@msn.com
Vicki Lynn Sherman, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Vicki is an instructor with Hayes Aviation at New Smyrna Beach Municipal (EVB). The 2011 National FAASTeam Representative of the Year, she also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Orlando FSDO area. (Photo: MCFI Vicki Sherman of DeLand, FL)

(Pictured Top: Alsip, Brossett. Center: Childs, Paasch. Bottom: Rockcastle, Sherman)

FMI: www.masterinstructors.org