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Mission: To create a safer aviation environment through enhanced education. SAFE provides aviation educators with mentoring, support, and professional accreditation. By providing quality educational materials and other resources, we seek a reduction in aviation accidents, increased professionalism among aviation educators, and lifelong learning by everyone involved in aviation. |
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Breaking CFI Liability Insurance News
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| Now Approved in California, Vermont, & West Virginia!
SAFE launched its premier CFI liability insurance program during AirVenture. At that time, approval of the insurance plan was still pending in several states. We are happy to announce that the program has now been approved in California, Vermont, and West Virginia, opening it up to the roughly 10-plus percent of SAFE members who reside in those states.
The program includes coverage for flight instruction, checkouts, and checkrides in ASEL, AMEL, ASES, Glider, LSA, and experimental aircraft, and provides discounts that could add up to 25% off the annual premium by rewarding instructors who participate in various other programs. Qualified members can also finance their premium payments.
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SAFE Sponsors WAI Scholarship
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| $1,000 Available to Aviation Educators
According to the Women in Aviation International website:
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) will award one (1) scholarship to an aviation educator to further their instructional credentials, knowledge, or skills. This scholarship is intended for anyone possessing current aviation instructor credentials (such as sport pilot, flight, ground, or maintenance instructor, or anyone with an ongoing history of teaching an aviation technical subject at any level).
Applicants should include a summary of their current involvement in aviation education in their essay, along with a copy of documentation as an aviation educator (e.g. AGI certificate, teaching certificate).
The scholarship may be used at a school or for a recognized program of the recipient's choice and must be used within one year of acceptance. Funds will be paid directly to school under recipient's name.
This scholarship is open to all WAI members regardless of gender. The application deadline for 2011 scholarships is November 15, 2010. |
Hendershot Inducted in CO Hall of Fame
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| SAFE Member is Executive Director of AMT Society
 By unanimous affirmation, the general membership of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society has accepted the selection committee's recommendation to induct Tom Hendershot into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHOF). An early supporter of SAFE, Hendershot serves as Executive Director of the Aviation Maintenance Technician Society. Induction ceremonies will be held on October 23rd in Denver.
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Recent Master Instructor Designations
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| Congratulations to These SAFE Members:
Jeanne MacPherson, Helena, MT - renewal, three-time MCFI
Mark Madden, Anchorage, AK - renewal, two-time MCFI
Cliff Walters, Hamilton, MT - renewal, three-time MCFI
Donna Wilt, Williamsburg, VA - renewal, four-time MCFI
All renewed their designations though SAFE partner Master Instructors LLC.
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Exercise Your Right to Vote
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| Voting on Proposed Bylaws Changes Begins
Members - don't forget to vote on the proposed changes to SAFE bylaws! Voting begins on August 21st and lasts for seven days. Follow the instructions emailed from votingplace.net
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PROMOTING SAFE - WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
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Share Your Marketing Ideas with SAFE
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| Help Us to Help You
SAFE is a member-driven organization in more ways than one: Members are the reason SAFE exists, and the Board of Directors works to provide programs that serve the members' best interests. But with very few exceptions, SAFE is also driven by dedicated member-volunteers. In other words, SAFE's success depends on members pitching in to help members. Perhaps some of you have marketing experience, or have found unique ways to promote your own businesses? Perhaps you'd be willing to share some of your expertise with SAFE? At the very least, perhaps you can promote SAFE with the simple suggestions offered in the following articles. Ultimately, the better the job we all can do to promote our organization, the more benefits and services SAFE can provide to all of us in return! Contact Editor@SafePilos.org with your thoughts and suggestions -- better yet, volunteer some of your time to help promote SAFE.
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Facebook & Other Social Networking
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| Are You Facebook Savvy?
We're looking for a couple of experienced volunteers to help SAFE take full advantage of current and emerging social networking technologies. If that's you, please contact Julie Hubner. Simple ways you can promote SAFE: |
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SAFE Logos & Brochures
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| Available to Members on the Website
Proudly advertise your membership in SAFE with logos available in the members only section of the website. Log on and follow the path Members Only > Promotional Materials. There you'll find links to a variety of SAFE logos as well as a PDF of our latest brochure and a short promo slideshow. Simple ways you can promote SAFE:Add the SAFE logo to your website, email signature line, business cards, and letterhead.
Have brochures on hand when discussing SAFE with colleagues.
View the slideshow with colleagues and others.
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Update the RSS Feed from SAFE
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| "Safepilots.us" No Longer Active
SAFE's website includes RSS Feeds that allow you to automatically receive News items posted on the website. You can subscribe to RSS Feeds for all posts and for all comments using the links provided on the right side of SAFE web pages. Simply click on an RSS link, then bookmark the page in your web browser and/or add the feed to your email program. If you had previously added a feed link and are now receiving an error message, please note that "safepilots.us/feed/" is no longer active. The correct RSS feed for SAFE News posts is as follows: feed://www.safepilots.org/feed/
The same is true regarding our temporary backup website URL. Please note that we are strictly SafePilots.org now; the old ".us" extension is no longer active.
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