Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of Lara Zook Gaerte of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a Master CFI for the Eighth Time. Lara is a CFII, MEI, AGI and IGI in addition to providing practical tests as a Designated Pilot Examiner. She has given nearly 8000 hours of dual instruction, most at Century Aviation, her […]
Nick “Outback” Treglia of Enterprise, AL recently earned his Third Designation as Master Certificated Flight Instructor-Aerobatic. Nick, an instructor pilot at Aviation Performance Solutions, earned his accreditation as part of the extensive training and experience APS advanced instructor pilots receive in order to be qualified to teach fully comprehensive Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). […]
Daniel Gerbus, Jr. of Pickerington, Ohio has been designated at Master Instructor for the First Time. Dan’s love of aviation began at an early age when he observed flights arriving and departing into Lunken Airport in Cincinnati; this spurred him into pilot training during high school with Eastern Cincinnati Aviation. He went on to the […]
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August 2021
Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of James Edward McCord, Jr. of Santa Rosa, CA as a Master CFI for the fifth time. Jim has been flying and instructing for longer than he’d like to admit, the first half based in the Eastern US and for the last 20 years based in Santa Rosa. For […]
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July 2021
Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of Michael Kloch of Bend, OR a Master CFI-Aerobatic for the First time. Mike is a former Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot who served a combat tour flying over Iraq during Operation Southern Watch. After attending Aviation Safety Officer School at the Naval Postgraduate School, he served as a […]
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June 2021
T. Michael Garrison, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, earned his credentials as a Master Flight Instructor for the Tenth time. He has been providing flight instruction at all levels for 45 years and has given over 10,600 hours of instruction. His talents and contributions have been recognized with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2009, […]
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May 2021
Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of James Matthew Johnson of southwest Ohio as Master Flight Instructor-Helicopter for the sixth time. Matt is an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, Part 135 Check Airman, and SP-IFR Air Medical Helicopter Pilot. He has a passion for all things Helicopters and especially that of providing ground and flight instruction. He […]
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April 2021
Master Instructors is pleased to announce the designation of Newlan Parker of Billings, MT as Master Flight Instructor for the second time. Newlan is a full-time medevac pilot for a local hospital, flying a King Air 200 and 250. He is also a Designated Pilot Examiner for the Helena FSDO, and recently earned his Gold Seal Instructor […]
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March 2021
Hobart C. “Hobie” Tomlinson – 10 times MCFI, FAAST Lead Rep., & DPE CSIP, BPPP – ATP Rated – AMEL, AMES, ASEL & ASES Hobie Tomlinson is a retired airline Captain who was with TWA (35 years) and American Airlines (2 years) He spent 14 years in the airline training department, including a stint as […]
When Sandy and JoAnn Hill conceived the Master Instructor Continuing Education Program in 1995, which launched in 1997, they had no way of knowing that it would become the standard for measuring the professionalism and excellence of Aviation Educators everywhere that it has become. When Sandy passed away, last year, JoAnn doubled down on making […]