National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

Five flight instructors completed the Master Instructors course to receive the prestigious designation in the month of July. The title has been earned by fewer than 700 of the 91,000 CFIs currently active in the country. The last 17 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.

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 process parallels continuing education regimens used by other professionals to enhance their knowledge base while increasing their professionalism

Aviation educators who earned the "Master" title during July are:

Adam Dominick Ruscitti, Master CFI, Loves Park, IL
Adam D Ruscitti, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  A United Airlines pilot, Adam is also an independent instructor pilot and mentor.  He specializes training and mentoring owner pilots transitioning into single-pilot very light jets as well as initial jet type ratings and recurrent jet training.  E-mail: ADRuscit@aol.com

Matthew Pope Robbins "Matt" McDaniel, Master CFI, Oak Creek, WI
Matthew McDaniel, a 6-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  A Cirrus Platinum CSIP instructor, Matt owns Progressive Aviation Services at Milwaukee International Airport (MKE) where he specializes in recurrent training in customer-owned Cirrus aircraft.  In addition, he serves as an A-320 series pilot with Virgin America Airlines. E-mail: Matt@ProgAviation.com

Karen Mayde Kahn, Master CFI, Santa Barbara, CA
Karen M Kahn, a 6-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation.  Karen is a United Airlines 757 / 767 pilot, aviation author, career counselor, and independent CFI at Santa Barbara Airport (SBA).  She is also active in the Ninety-Nines and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Van Nuys FSDO area. E-mail: KMKahn@cox.net

Ann-Margaret "Meg" Godlewski, Master CFI & Master GI, Lakewood, WA
Meg Godlewski, a 5-time double Master and SAFE member, recently renewed her Master CFI and Master GI accreditations.  A journalist with General Aviation News, Meg is a flight and ground instructor with Safety In Motion Flight Center at Pierce County Airport (PLU).  Additionally, she teaches at Crest Airpark (S36) and serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Seattle FSDO area. E-mail: FlyPercu@aol.com

Larry Stephen Bothe, Master CFI, Seymour, IN
Larry S Bothe, a 7-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Larry serves as a board member and treasurer of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) as well as an independent flight instructor at Freeman Municipal Airport (SER).  Additionally, he is a designated pilot examiner and a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Indianapolis FSDO area. E-mail: LBothe@comcast.net

(Pictured Top L-R: Ruscitti, McDaniel. Center L-R: Kahn, Godlewski. Bottom: Bothe)

FMI: www.MasterInstructors.org