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. 

The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA 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 May are:

RENEWALS

Bruce Norman Breslau, Master CFI          
Northridge, CA
E-mail: Brez9@verizon.net
Bruce Breslau recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Bruce is as an independent Van Nuys-area flight and ground instructor specializing in primary and advanced aviation training. He also provides frequent aviation safety seminars in his capacity as a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Van Nuys FSDO.

Jerard Emmet "Jerry" Delaney II, Master CFI 
Maybee, MI
E-mail: Jerry@netmichigan.net
Jerard E Delaney recently earned his Master CFI accreditation for the 5h time. Jerry is the chief flight and ground instructor as well as the owner of Monroe Aviation School of Flight, a Part 141 flight school at Monroe's Custer Airport (TTF). He also serves as a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Detroit FSDO.

Gregory Gordon "Greg" Gorak, Master CFI  
Milwaukee, WI
E-mail: GGG@GaitsAviation.com
Gregory G Gorak recently earned his Master CFI accreditation for the 6th time. Greg is the president of Gaits Aviation Seminars (www.GaitsAviation.com) and offers CFI revalidation clinics throughout the Midwest. The 1976 National CFI of the Year, he also serves as a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Milwaukee FSDO.

David Carl "Dave" Ison, Master GI  
Billings, MT
E-mail: IsonD@Rocky.edu
David C Ison recently renewed his Master Ground Instructor accreditation. Dave is an assistant professor of aviation specializing in simulator and ground training at Rocky Mountain College (www.Rocky.edu). He also serves with AOPA's Airport Support Network for the Billings Airport (BIL) and is a FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Helena FSDO.

Harry William Kraemer, Master CFI & Master GI 
Germantown, MD
E-mail: HKraemer@earthlink.net 
Harry W Kraemer recently renewed his Master CFI and Master Ground Instructor accreditations. Harry is a charter pilot and manager of aircraft sales for Frederick Aviation at Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK). He is also an EAA flight advisor as well as owner and president of Kraemer Aviation Services.

Arlynn Marine Mc Mahon, Master CFI  
Versailles, KY
E-mail: Arlynn@AeroTech.net
Arlynn McMahon recently renewed her Master CFI accreditation. Arlynn is the training center manager for Aero-Tech (www.AeroTech.net), a Part 141 Cessna Pilot Center at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport (LEX). She also serves as a pilot examiner and FAASTeam representative for the FAA's Louisville FSDO.

Michael Bruce "Mike" Traud, Master CFI 
Gold River, CA
E-mail: Traud@hotmail.com
Michael B Traud recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Mike the director of operations and training for Fly Indigo and is the safety officer for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Air Squadron. He is also an independent flight and ground instructor as well as designated pilot examiner (DPE) for the FAA's Sacramento FSDO.

INITIALS

Guy Edward Bennett, Master CFI 
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
E-mail: GuyCapt@msn.com
Guy E Bennett recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Guy is a corporate contract pilot as well as an independent flight and ground instructor at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). He specializes in technically advanced aircraft training and transitions from aircraft with reciprocating engines to jets.

Elizabeth Iva "Beth" Bjerke, Master CFI  
Grand Forks, ND
E-mail: EBjerke@aero.UND.edu
Elizabeth Bjerke recently earned her Master CFI accreditation. Beth is an assistant professor of aviation at the University of North Dakota's John D Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. She also serves as assistant chief flight instructor with the university's Part 141 flight training program at Grand Forks International Airport (GFK).

Craig Stewart Kern, Master CFI 
Dayton, OH
E-mail: NermalCSK@aol.com
Craig S Kern recently earned his Master CFI accreditation. Craig, a retired Air Force officer, is a flight and ground instructor with the Bonanza Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP). He also serves as chief flight instructor for the Wright-Patterson Aero Club, a Part 141 flight school at Dayton's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO).

Julie Ann Elizabeth Paasch, Master CFI 
North Salt Lake City, UT
E-mail: JPaasch@WestminsterCollege.edu
Julie Paasch recently earned her Master CFI accreditation. Julie is the chief flight instructor with Westminster College, a Part 141 flight school at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). Specializing in initial CFI, aerobatic, and spin training, she is also active in Women in Aviation, The 99s, and the University Aviation Association.

FMI: www.nafimasters.org