National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA
Six aviation educators earned Master Instructor accreditations
in the Month of February. All were accredited as Masters by Master
Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting
authority.
Fewer than 700 of the nearly 93,000 instructors in the U.S. have
received the accreditation. The last 15 National Flight Instructors
of the Year were Master CFIs, and 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
Aviation educators who earned the "Master" title during February
are:
Mallory Daniel "Mal" Woodcock, Master CFI, is now a 4-time
Master and SAFE member, having recently renewed his Master CFI
accreditation. Mal is a designated pilot examiner as well as an
independent Jackson area flight instructor specializing in primary
and advanced training. He also serves in the Mississippi Wing of
the Civil Air Patrol and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's
Jackson, MS FSDO area. E-mail: UKPilot1@yahoo.com
Richard L "Rich" Stowell Jr, Master CFI-Aerobatic, Santa Paula,
CA & McCall, ID. A 7-time Master and a member of IAC as well as
SAFE, Rich recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation.
He is an aerobatic instructor specializing
in emergency maneuver training and spin recovery at Santa Paula
Airport (KSZP). The 2006 Nat'l CFI of the Year, he is also a noted
aviation author and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the
FAA's Van Nuys FSDO area. E-mail: Rich@RichStowell.com
Edward John "Ed" Murphy, Master CFI-Helicopter became a 1st-time
Master, earning his Master CFI-Helicopter accreditation. Ed, a
retired US Army helicopter pilot, is the lead Sikorski SK-92
instructor with FlightSafety
International at their West Palm Beach training center. A
pilot examiner in both simulators and aircraft, he specializes in
initial and recurrent training. E-mail: Edward.Murphy@FlightSafety.com
Charles Ray "Chuck" Mc Gill, Master CFI, 5-time Master and SAFE
member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Chuck is an
independent Montgomery Field (KMYF) flight instructor specializing
in high
performance aircraft, technically advanced aircraft, and
avionics training. He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in
the FAA's San Diego, CA FSDO area. E-mail: Chuck.SafeFlight@gmail.com,
ChuckMcGill@sbcglobal.net
Darrell Scott Knoop, Master CFI became a 1st-time Master and
SAFE member, earning his Master CFI accreditation. Darrell is a
flight and ground instructor with Destinations Executive Flight
Center at Tulsa, OK's Richard L Jones Riverside Airport
(RVS). He specializes in instrument flight and simulator training
as well as curriculum development. E-mail: COKnoop@aol.com
Clifford Floyd "Cliff" Chetwin, Master CFI, of Santa FE, NM is
now a 3-time Master and SAFE member after recently renewing his
Master CFI accreditation. Cliff recently retired as a National Park
Service regional chief pilot and aviation program manager. He now
works nationally and internationally as an aviation safety lecturer
while also serving as a SAFE board member and a FAASTeam
representative in the FAA's Albuquerque FSDO area. E-mail: KestrelAir1@gmail.com
ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.30.25)
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