2024 SC Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year – District Honoree
The South Carolina Flight Standards District Office wishes to congratulate District Honoree William Leo Shank on being named the SC 2024 Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year. Well done, William. James L Cline, FPM (803) 451-2661 james.l.cline@faa.gov
Interior Alaska Flight Instructor Association
The Interior Alaska Flight Instructor Association (IAFA) holds 8 meetings a year on the last Wednesday of the month except November, which is the next to last Wednesday due to Thanksgiving, and December, which there is no meeting due to Christmas. The meeting dates are as follows: Sep 24, 2014 Oct 29, 2014 Nov 19, 2014 Jan 28, 2015 Feb 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 Apr 29, 2015 May 27, 2015 The monthly meetings are informative and interesting and generally include two short presentations and opportunity for discussion. IAFA is a very active group and is in need of a new
Flight Instructor Endorsements
The FAA recently received the following email message from a stakeholder external to the FAA. The email read - “I was contacted by an applicant for an Initial CFI in the XXX FSDO with an issue regarding the newly released Touchdown Autorotation Proficiency Endorsement. Per the applicant, he had never received any training in the performance of a touchdown autorotation. When the DPE arrived to administer the practical test, the DPE questioned the CFI applicant about the training he had received to obtain this endorsement. The applicant advised he had never received this training, so the DPE would not accept
Dave Strassburg selected as the 2021 Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year for the Eastern US!
It is my pleasure to announce that the General Aviation Awards Committee has selected Dave Strassburg as the Eastern Regional Flight Instructor of the Year for 2021. This is the second year in a row that Dave has been selected as a regional award winner. Last year he was selected by the committee for the category of Safety Representative of the Year for the Eastern US. The award committee is made up of recognized aviation professionals that have made contributions to the general aviation community. You can find out more about the judges here (you might recognize some of these folks!). http://www.generalaviationawards.com/judges/
2023 SC Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year – District Honoree
The South Carolina Flight Standards District Office wishes to congratulate District Honoree Jeffery Carroll Simpson on being named the SC 2023 Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year. Well done, Jeffery. James L Cline, FPM (803) 451-2661 james.l.cline@faa.gov