Charles R McGill recently renewed his Master CFI
accreditation. Chuck owns and operates Safe Flight
International (www.SafeFlightIntl.com) at Montgomery Field Airport
(MYF). He has been named the FAA's 2009 Western Pacific
Region Flight Instructor of the Year serves as a FAASTeam
representative in the San Diego FSDO
area. (Photo: MCFI Chuck McGill
of San Diego, CA)
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The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) takes pride in
announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of Charles
R McGill, the owner of Safe Flight International
(www.SafeFlightIntl.com) and a resident of San Diego,
California. Recently, Chuck's accreditation as a Master CFI
was renewed by NAFI, his professional aviation education
association. He first earned this national professional
accreditation in 2002.
To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are
approximately 92,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than
700 of them have achieved that distinction thus far. The last
13 national Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs.
Chuck is one of only 48 California aviation educators to earn this
prestigious "Master" title. In the words of former FAA
Administrator Marion Blakey, "The Master Instructor accreditation
singles out the best that the right seat has to
offer."
The Master Instructor designation is the industry's only professional
accreditation recognized by the FAA. It is earned by
candidates 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 the continuing education regimen used by other professionals
to enhance their knowledge base while increasing their
professionalism. Simply put, the Master Instructor
designation is a means by which to identify those outstanding aviation
educators, those "Teachers of Flight," who have demonstrated an ongoing
commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the
aviation community.
Earning this designation is tantamount to having the words summa cum
laude emblazoned on an instructor's certificate. These
Masters truly represent the crème de la crème of
our industry! To publicly recognize these individuals and
their noteworthy accomplishments, NAFI will be hosting its "Meet the
Masters" breakfasts, to which Chuck will be invited, during EAA's
AirVenture in Oshkosh and Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland.
Please feel free to disseminate this information. Questions
regarding the Master Instructor program may be directed to 303-485-8136
or NAFIMasters@aol.com
G Alexander "Sandy" Hill, MCFI
Phone: 303-485-8136
Two Hills Aviation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE