'The Best Of The Best'
The National
Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) takes pride in announcing
a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very
special aviation educators. Recently, they were all accredited as
Master Instructors by NAFI, their professional aviation education
association.
To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there
are approximately 91,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 600
of them have earned Master accreditation thus far. As a measure of
the prestige conferred by this title, the last 13 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.
Aviation educators who earned the "Master" title during July
are:
RENEWALS
Ronald Lee "Ron" Galbraith, Master CFI & Master
GI
Odenton, MD
E-mail: CFI@Instructor.net
Ronald L Galbraith recently renewed his Master CFI and Master
Ground Instructor accreditations. A retired air traffic controller,
Ron works with BAE Systems as an air traffic control specialist at
FAA headquarters. He is also an independent flight instructor with
Lancair Aircraft and has served as a FAASTeam rep with the FAA's
Denver FSDO area.
Claire Eugenia "Geni" Grant, Master
CFI
Bay City, MI
E-mail: FlyInstr1@chartermi.net
Claire E Grant recently earned her Master CFI accreditation for the
5h time. Geni is the chief flight instructor and director of
aviation flight technology at Bay City's Delta College. She is also
an independent CFI at Saginaw's H. W. Browne Airport (HYX) and
serves as a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Detroit FSDO
area.
Jeanne Elizabeth MacPherson, Master
CFI
Helena, MT
E-mail: JEMacPherson@MT.gov
Jeanne E MacPherson recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation.
Jeanne is an independent flight and ground instructor as well as
the bureau chief and chief pilot for the Montana Department of
Transportation's Aeronautics Division. She also serves as a
FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Helena FSDO area.
Joseph DeLeon "Joe" Suarez, Master
CFI
Dubuque, IA
E-mail: JSuarez@DBQ.edu
Joseph D Suarez recently renewed his Master CFI
accreditation. Joe an assistant chief flight instructor and chief
ground instructor with the University of Dubuque's Part 141
aviation program at Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ). He also serves
as a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's DesMoines FSDO area.
John Anthony Teipen, Master CFI & Master
GI
University City, MO
E-mail: John@Teipen.com
John A Teipen recently renewed his Master CFI and Master Ground
Instructor accreditations. John owns Aeronautical Proficiency
Training (www.AVTrain.net) and
is a pilot examiner as well as a FAASTeam representative with the
FAA's Saint Louis FSDO area. He was also recently named the 2008
National FAASTeam Representative of the Year.
INITIALS
Theodore Logan "Ted" Sanders, Master
CFI
South Chicago Heights, IL
E-mail: TLSanders48@yahoo.com
Theodore L Sanders recently earned his Master CFI
accreditation. Ted is an independent flight and ground instructor
who also teaches with Associated Air Activities (www.AssociatedAir.com)
at Lansing Municipal Airport (IGQ). A Marine Corps veteran, he also
serves as vice president of EAA Chapter 260.
David Alan "Dave" Simpson, Master
CFI
San Diego, CA
E-mail: Dave@TakeFlightSanDiego.com
David A Simpson recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Dave
recently relocated from Philadelphia to San Diego where he will be
the operations officer for Plus One Flyers (www.PlusOneFlyers.org)
at Gillespie Field (SEE). He has also served as a FAASTeam
representative for the FAA's Philadelphia FSDO area.