National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

Six instructors have received for the first time or renewed their Master Instructor designation in the month of February.

Master Instructors LLC said in a news release that all were accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority.

Aviation educators who earned the "Master" title during February 2015 are:

Richard L "Rich" Stowell Jr, Master CFI-Aerobatic (Renew: 4 Feb 15) McCall ID. Email: Rich@RichStowell.com.
Richard L Stowell, a 9-time Master and a member of IAC as well as a charter SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. An aerobatic instructor specializing in emergency maneuver training and spin recovery, Rich teaches primarily at Idaho's Cascade Airport (U70). The 2006 Nat'l CFI of the Year as well as the 2014 Nat'l FAASTeam Rep of the Year, he serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Boise FSDO area.

Judy Ann Phelps, Master CFI-Aerobatic (Renew: 31 Jan 15) Santa Paula CA. Email:  Judy@CPAviation.com  (Pictured)
Judy Phelps, a 5-time Master and a member of IAC as well as SAFE, recently renewed her Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Judy specializes in aerobatic and emergency maneuver training with CP Aviation at Santa Paula Airport (SZP). The 2011 National CFI of the Year, she also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Van Nuys FSDO area.

Edward John "Ed" Murphy, Master CFI-Helicopter (Renew: 5 Feb 15) Palm Beach Gardens FL. Email: Edward.Murphy@FlightSafety.com.
Edward J Murphy, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI-Helicopter accreditation. Ed is the lead Sikorski SK-92 instructor pilot with FlightSafety International at their West Palm Beach training center. A retired US Army helicopter pilot and instructor, he specializes in initial and recurrent helicopter training as well as serving as a pilot examiner in both simulators and aircraft.

Charles Ray "Chuck" McGill, Master CFI (Renewal: 13 Feb 15) San Diego CA. Email: Chuck.SafeFlight@gmail.com
Charles R McGill, a 7-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Chuck is an independent Montgomery Field (MYF) flight instructor specializing in high performance and technically advanced aircraft training. A retired United States Marine, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's San Diego FSDO area.

Michael J "Mike" Lents, Master CFI-Aerobatic (Renewal: 20 Feb 15) Grand Forks ND. Email:  Lents@Aero.UND.edu. (Pictured)
Michael J Lents, a 2-time Master and a member of IAC as well as SAFE, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. Mike is an aerobatic flight and ground instructor as well as an aviation lecturer at the University of North Dakota's John D Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. He also serves as the coach of the university's national championship aerobatic flight team.

John Gardner Dye, Master CFI-Aerobatic (Renew: 22 Feb 15)  Lisbon OH. E-mail:  BadAttitude.LLC@gmail.com.
John Dye, a 4-time Master and a member of IAC as well as a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation. John is also a flight instructor specializing in spin, aerobatic, and emergency upset recovery training with Bad Attitude Aviator Training at Ohio's Salem Airpark (38D). A longtime United Airlines pilot, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Cleveland FSDO area.

The last 19 National Flight Instructors of the Year or National FAASTeam Representatives 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.

FMI: www.MasterInstructors.org