Who's-Who Roster Will Guide Pilot Training Reform

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently released its list of keynote speakers and panel moderators for the GA Pilot Training Reform Symposium. SAFE Chair and 2004 National Flight Instructor of the Year Doug Stewart will preside over the symposium.

SAFE Chair Doug Stewart will preside over the symposium. A six-time Master Instructor and the 2004 National Flight Instructor of the Year, Stewart has logged more than 13,000 hours of total flight time, including more than 10,000 hours of dual instruction given.  He owns and operates DSFI, Inc. and is a designated pilot examiner and charter member of SAFE.

Other movers and shakers in the flight training industry who have volunteered to lead the symposium include:

Keynote Luncheon Speakers

• Mel Cintron, Manager, General Aviation and Commercial Division (AFS-800), FAA Headquarters
• Jack J. Pelton, Chairman, President, & CEO, Cessna Aircraft Company

Panel Moderators

• Safety - J.J. Greenway, Chief Flight Instructor & Safety Director, AOPA Aviation Safety Institute
• Growth - Julie Fillucci, Manager, Cessna Pilot Centers
• Doctrine - Robert Wright, President, Wright Aviation Solutions LLC
• Standards - Pat Knight, Seven-time Master Instructor & Designated Pilot Examiner
• Curricula - Rich Stowell, Rich Stowell's Aviation Learning Center
• Aviation Educators - Mike Gaffney, Flightlogics Aviation Consulting
• Industry Leadership - Martha King, Co-Owner, King Schools, Inc.

The Pilot Training Reform Symposium will convene at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, GA on May 4-5, 2011. The invitation-only event is expected to draw up to 300 top aviation professionals who will collaborate on securing a healthy future for general aviation.

ANN will be covering the event, in-depth.

FMI: www.SafePilots.org, www.PilotTrainingReform.org