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SAFE represents nearly 550 of the industry's top aviation educators, including numerous local and national General Aviation Award winners in the flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and FAA Safety Team categories. SAFE is also chairing the Pilot Training Reform Symposium in Atlanta, GA on May 4-5, 2011.
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Call For Nominations - 2011 Elections
| | "Member-Centric" Means It's Up to All of Us
The Nominating Committee is now seeking nominations for three positions on the Board that are scheduled to expire in July. SAFE is the only organization representing aviation educators where the membership elects the entire Board of Directors. Please participate by nominating qualified candidates no later than February 22nd. Download Nomination Requirements |
Six SAFE Members Win Regional Awards
| | Prevalent in Flight Instructor & FAASTeam Rep Categories
The General Aviation Awards committee recently announced the Regional winners for 2011. Twenty-five individuals are representing seven FAA Regions in the Flight Instructor, FAASTeam Representative, Aviation Maintenance Technician, and Avionics categories. One-in-four of the winners is a SAFE member! According to SAFE Chair Doug Stewart, "SAFE congratulates all of the 2011 Regional GA Award winners. We are especially proud of our members in this year's class, who now join the ranks with many fellow award-winning SAFE members." Members awarded in the Regional Flight Instructor of the Year category: MCFI/MGI Ted Matthews from Colorado Janice Newman from New Hampshire MCFI-A Judy Phelps from California Mike Wagers from Kentucky Members awarded in the Regional FAASTeam Rep of the Year category: MCFI Bill Schroeder from Nevada MCFI Vicki Sherman from Florida Congratulations to our Regional award winners! |
SAFE at Sun-n-Fun, March 29-April 3, 2011
| | | Stop by Booth E-6, Attend 3rd Annual Breakfast
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Update - Training Reform Symposium
| | Keynote Speakers, Moderators Announced
 SAFE recently released its list of keynote speakers and panel moderators for the GA Pilot Training Reform Symposium. SAFE Chair and 2004 National Flight Instructor of the Year Doug Stewart will preside over the symposium. Other movers and shakers in the flight training industry who have volunteered to lead the symposium include:
Keynote Luncheon Speakers Mel Cintron, Manager, General Aviation and Commercial Division, FAA Headquarters Jack J. Pelton, Chairman, President, & CEO, Cessna Aircraft Company Panel Moderators Safety - J.J. Greenway, Chief Flight Instructor & Safety Director, AOPA Aviation Safety Institute Growth - Julie Filucci, Manager, Cessna Pilot Centers Doctrine - Robert Wright, President, Wright Aviation Solutions LLC Standards - Pat Knight, Seven-time Master Instructor & Designated Pilot Examiner Curricula - Rich Stowell, Rich Stowell's Aviation Learning Center Aviation Educators - Mike Gaffney, Flightlogics Aviation Consulting Industry Leadership - Martha King, Co-Owner, King Schools, Inc. Learn more about these symposium leaders. The Pilot Training Reform Symposium will convene at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, GA on May 4-5, 2011. The invitation-only event is expected to draw up to 300 top aviation professionals who will collaborate on securing a healthy future for general aviation. |
Update - Training Reform Symposium
| | Meet the Volunteer Coordinator
 SAFE member Chuck McConnell has agreed to be the volunteer coordinator for the Pilot Training Reform Symposium in Atlanta on May 4-5, 2011. McConnell came to flying in the late 1970s, earning his private certificate in September 1978 in NJ. He went on to earn commercial and CFI certificates, as well as multi-engine land and single-engine sea ratings. Along the way, McConnell tinkered with sailplanes and paragliding. Though without an airplane at the moment, he has owned a PA-28R-201, a C-170B, and a 7AC. McConnell's "day jobs" have ranged from association management to public broadcasting at six stations stretching from Washington, DC to Fairbanks, AK. "Alaska was the best," he says, adding, "I had my C-170 then and I taught part-time at an Army flying club." McConnell recently returned from Peace Corps service in Eastern Europe and has settled in Portland, Oregon.  Assisting McConnell will be SAFE member Michael Phillips of Ventura, CA. Phillips has been a Master Instructor since 2008 and has a diverse background personally and professionally. He has been a CFI since 1975 and has taught in a number of regions of the country. Haven't volunteered to assist with the SAFE-chaired Symposium yet? Submit a Volunteer Sign-up Form. |
Touch and Go's
| | Recent News Bits from Around the Industry
- Responding to the "sense of community" research finding presented during last November's AOPA Flight Training Summit, SAFE member Ken Wittekiend of Burnet, TX has formed the Hill Country Aviation Study Group. The informal social gatherings are open to pilots and non-pilots alike, and are designed to "share ideas, learn about a variety of aviation topics, form new friendships and encourage all sorts of aviation activities." FMI on participating or starting your own group, email Ken.
- SAFE was recently named a "2010 Aero-Hero" by the Aero-News Network.
- To help SAFE members locate specific titles in the members-only, Member-Contributed Materials section of the SAFE Library, we have added an Index page.
- International Learn to Fly Day is scheduled for May 21, 2011.
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Recent Master Instructor Designations
| | Congratulations to These SAFE Members
Drew Chitiea, Aurora, CO -- 7-time MCFI
Dan Mahoney, Key Colony Beach, FL -- 5-time MCFI
Chuck McGill, San Diego, CA -- 5-time MCFI
Rich Stowell, Santa Paula, CA -- 7-time MCFI
Johhny White, Abingdon, VA -- Initial MCFI-A
All recently earned their designations through SAFE benefits provider Master Instructors LLC.
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