National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

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

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 March 2015 are:

Clifford Floyd "Cliff" Chetwin, Santa Fe NM
Master CFI (Renew: 28Feb15)
E-mail: KestrelAir1@gmail.com
Clifford F Chetwin, a 5-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. A retired National Park Service regional chief pilot and aviation program manager, Cliff is now the president of Kestrel Aviation. In addition, he works as a nationally acclaimed aviation safety lecturer while also serving as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Albuquerque FSDO area.

Charles Henry "Chuck" Ebbecke, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Master CFI Emeritus (1Mar15)
E-mail: Ebbecke@mchsi.com
Charles H Ebbecke, a 4-time Master and SAFE member, was recently granted Master Instructor Emeritus (MIE) status in recognition of his many years of commitment to excellence, professional growth, service to the aviation community, and quality aviation education. Chuck was a long time flight and ground instructor with Mooney's MAPA Safety Foundation as well as an aviation consultant and independent instructor at Bonifay's Tri-County Airport (1J0). He also serves as a FAASTeam lead representative in the FAA's Birmingham FSDO area.

Elaine Helen Kauh, Master CFI Green Bay, WI (Renew: 20Mar15)
E-mail: Elaine.Kauh@WisconsinAviation.com
Elaine Kauh, a 3-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Elaine is a flight and ground instructor with Wisconsin Aviation at Watertown Municipal Airport (RYV). She also serves as a FAASTeam representative for the Milwaukee FSDO area and is the chairperson for the SAFE online resource center.

Fredrick William "Billy" Shugart Jr, Canfield, OH
Master CFI (Initial: 23Mar15)
E-mail: Shugart2003@yahoo.com
Billy Shugart, a 1st-time Master and a SAFE member, recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. When not piloting a Boeing 757 for Federal Express, Billy works as a flight instructor specializing in spin, aerobatic, and emergency upset recovery training with Bad Attitude Aviator Training at Ohio's Salem Airpark (38D). Additionally, he provides conventional flight training with Skyline Aviation also located at Salem Airpark.

Raymond Francis "Ray" Spengler Jr, Odessa TX
Master CFI & Master GI (Renew: 1Mar15)
E-mail: Ray@SkyparkFlying.com
Raymond F Spengler, a 5-time double Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI and Master GI accreditations. Ray is the president of Skypark Aviation LLC,  a Cessna Pilot Center at Odessa-Schlemeyer Airport (ODO) where he specializes in primary and advanced flight training. He also serves in the Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Lubbock FSDO area.

Hobart Caleb "Hobie" Tomlinson, Huntington, VT
Master CFI (Renew: 1Mar15)
E-mail: HobieTW@att.net
Hobart C Tomlinson, a 7-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. The 2012 National CFI of the Year as well as a retired TWA pilot, Hobie is the manager of Montair Flight Services LLC at Burlington International Airport (BTV) where he specializes in Cirrus and Beechcraft flight training. He also serves as a FAASTeam representative and pilot examiner in the FAA's Portland Maine FSDO area.

Benjamin Michael "Ben" White, West Mebourne, FL
Master CFI (Initial: 23Mar15)
E-mail: Ben.White318@gmail.com,
Benjamin M White, a 1st-time Master and SAFE member, recently earned his initial Master CFI accreditation. Ben served a lead instructor and flight training supervisor with Florida Institute of Technology's College of Aeronautics at Melbourne International Airport (MLB). He is now free lance instructing and will also be working as a pilot for PlaneSense starting in May of 2015.

Many of the most recent 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