Designation 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.  It has been described as the PhD of flight instruction.

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.

This month's Master Instructor renewals include:

 RENEWALS

Alan Chester DAVIS, Master Instructor Emeritus     
Thornton  CO
E-mail:   ADavis@IASAir.com
Alan C Davis was recently granted Master Instructor Emeritus status in recognition of his many years as an accredited Master CFI.  Alan, an independent flight instructor, is the director of safety and training at Integrated Airline Services (www.IASAir.com).  He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Denver FSDO area was the 2009 Northwest Mountain Region FAASTeam Representative of the Year.

William Jeffrey "Jeff" EDWARDS, Master CFI   
Chesterfield  MO
E-mail:   VTailJeff@aol.com
Jeffrey Edwards, the 2003 Nat'l CFI of the Year and a 6-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Jeff is a consulting aircraft accident investigator and president of AvSafe (www.AvSafe.com).  He is also the president of the Lancair Owners & Builders Organization and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's St Louis FSDO area.

Jesse Samuel "Jess" HALL Jr, Master CFI      
Price  UT
E-mail:   SamHall18@yahoo.com
Jesse S Hall, a 2-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Jess is an independent flight and ground instructor at Carbon County Regional Airport (PUC).  He is also an aviation educator with Pinnacle Canyon Academy and will soon begin serving as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Salt Lake City FSDO area.

Lowell James HINCHEE, Master CFI-Aerobatic    
Mount Dora  FL
E-mail:   LHinchee@aol.com
Lowell Hinchee, a 2-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation.  Lowell is an independent aerobatic instructor specializing in unusual attitude recovery training at Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF).  He just completed a stint as flight school manager at Rabigh Wings Flight School (www.RabighWings.com) in Saudi Arabia.

John Shannon MAHANY, Master CFI     
Long Beach  CA
E-mail:   J.Mahany@charter.net 
John S Mahany, a 4-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  John teaches with Flight Safety International and is an independent flight instructor at Long Beach Airport (LGB).  He is also a flight advisor for EAA's Chapter 7 and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Long Beach FSDO area.

David James "Dave" MC VINNIE, Master CFI      
Albuquerque  NM
E-mail:   DJMcVinnie@aol.com
David J McVinnie, a 7-time Master and one of the originals, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Dave is an independent flight and ground instructor specializing in advanced aviation training at Double Eagle II Airport (AEG).  He also serves as a pilot examiner (AlbuquerqueDPE.com) and FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Albuquerque FSDO area.

Paul Weston "BJ" RANSBURY, Master CFI-Aerobatic    
Queens Creek  AZ
E-mail:   Paul.Ransbury@APSTraining.com
Paul BJ Ransbury, a 2-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation.  BJ is the chief flight instructor and president of APS Emergency Maneuver Training (www.APSTraining.com), a Part 141 flight school at Mesa's Williams Gateway Airport (IWA).  He specializes in aerobatics, upset recovery, and air combat maneuvers training.

William Henry "Bill" SCHROEDER, Master CFI   
Carson City  NV
E-mail:   CheckPilot@TheGrid.net
William H Schroeder, a 6-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Bill is an independent flight and ground instructor in the Reno-Tahoe area specializing in advanced and mountain training.  He also serves as the CAP's Nevada Wing check pilot examiner and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Reno FSDO area.

Quay Carl SNYDER, Master CFI    
Monument  CO
E-mail:   QSnyder@AviationMedicine.com
Quay Snyder, a 4-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Quay is president of Virtual Flight Surgeons and specializes in aeromedical certification for pilots and air traffic controllers.  He is also the Black Forest Soaring Society's chief CFI at Kelly Air Park (CO15) as well as a pilot examiner and FAASTeam rep with the FAA's Denver FSDO.

Nicholas Gregory "Greg" SOTER, Master CFI     
Orem  UT
E-mail:   Greg@Soter.net
Gregory Soter, a 3-time Master, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Greg is an instructor specializing in instrument and multiengine training in Utah Valley University's Aviation Science Department at Provo Municipal Airport (PVU).  He also  serves as a FAASTeam representative in the Salt Lake City FSDO area.

 INITIALS

Anthony Brian "Tony" CONDON II, Master CFI           
Wichita  KS
E-mail:   ABCondon@gmail.com
Anthony B Condon recently earned his Master CFI accreditation.  Before relocating to Wichita, Tony was a flight instructor specializing in primary and glider flight training with Hap's Air Service (www.HapsAir.com) at Ames Municipal Airport (AMW).  He is currently working as an independent flight and ground instructor in the Wichita (ICT) area.

Theodore Alexander "Ted" MATTHEWS, Master Ground Instructor     
Aurora  CO
E-mail:   CPFerret@hotmail.com  
Master CFI Theodore A Matthews recently earned his Master Ground Instructor (MGI) accreditation.  Ted is president of Guardian Angels CFI as well as an instructor with Hangar 9 Simulators, SATCO Air Training Support, and the Aspen Flying Club at Denver's Centennial Airport (APA).  He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Denver FSDO area.  

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