National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

Two instructors have renewed their Master Instructor designation in the month of December.

Master Instructors LLC said in a news release that all were accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. Both obtained their designation through the Master Instructor "Fluid Review" program online.

Professional aviation educators who earned or renewed their "Master" title during December 2016 are:

Andrew "Drew" Marinelli, Master CFI, Youngstown, OH.
Andrew Marinelli, a 6-time Master and SAFE member. Drew is an independent flight and ground instructor with Precision Aviation Services at Youngstown's Elser Metro Airport (4G4) where he specializes in flight reviews, primary, and instrument training.  He also serves as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Cleveland FSDO area. E-mail: Biancshi@aol.com

Shane Larrel Vande Voort, Master CFI, Pella, IA
Shane Vande Voort, a 6-time Master and SAFE member, is the president of Classic Aviation, Shane is also Classic's chief flight instructor at Pella Municipal Airport (PEA) where he specializes in Cirrus and other technically advanced aircraft training.  He also serves as a FAASTeam representative and a pilot examiner (DPE) in the FAA's Des Moines FSDO area. E-mail: Shane@FlyClassicAviation.com

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.

(Images provided by the individual Master Instructors)

FMI: www.MasterInstructors.org