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| SAFE represents more than 900 of the industry's top aviation educators in 49 states and nine foreign countries, including the majority of Master Instructors and numerous General Aviation Awards winners in all four awards categories. SAFE developed and is now offering Regional Pilot Proficiency Projects across the U.S. |
| VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SAFE BOOTH AT SUN 'n FUN |
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 SAFE members willing to talk with other pilots and answer questions about SAFE are still needed for the SAFE booth in space A-059 in the Exhibit Hall. Sign up for one or more two hour shifts now with the
online signup calendar
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Volunteers may get a free daily entry pass to the show, awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Happy previous year volunteers say they benefit most from the opportunity to learn from other CFIs and inform pilots of SAFE's valuable resources.
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| SAFE MEMBERS, ONE GUEST ELIGIBLE FOR SUN 'n FUN DISCOUNT |
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SAFE members and one guest still qualify for a five percent discount on both daily and weekly tickets to Sun 'n Fun, lowering the daily admission price from $37 to $32 and the weekly admission from $150 to $120.
To qualify, go to the special
Sun 'n Fun organization page
. Scroll to the General Admission section and click Buy Tickets Now. When asked, use Promo code SAFE012. Don't forget to bring your SAFE membership card to the show, since you may be asked for proof of current SAFE membership.
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| SAFE NEEDS THE BEST TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Election season is here once again, not just for a new President and some members of Congress, but also for SAFE Board of Directors.
Nominate yourself or someone else
for this important position. The deadline to apply is April 18, 2016.
The SAFE board is made up of nine directors, who serve staggered three-year terms. Three new directors are elected each year to fill the seats of those completing their term. SAFE Board members are limited to two consecutive three-year terms (six years total)
The process begins with this initial announcement. Nomination is the second step. Members who would like to be considered as a candidate for director should complete
a simple nomination package
and submit it to the Governance Committee for processing.
After a slate of candidates is developed, each is introduced to the membership through the web site, and finally, an online election will be held in June.
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| MEMBER RENEWAL INCENTIVES OFFERED BY GLEIM AND SPORTY'S |
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Valuable incentives offered by Gleim Publications, Inc. and Sporty's Pilot Shop will be available to any individual who joins SAFE or renews his or her membership at Sun 'n Fun 2016. Memberships renewed at Sun 'n Fun will not change the member's original renewal date.
To claim your bonus gift or product discount, simply show your SAFE membership payment receipt (obtained at the SAFE booth) at the Gleim or Sporty's exhibit booth.
Gleim Publications
is offering your choice of:
- The latest FAR/AIM
- Complimentary online course
- Flight Review Ground Training Course
- Pilot Refresher Course
- Online FIRC Discount (free document processing)
Sporty's Pilot Shop
is offering their free online Instrument Proficiency Check Course, a 3-hour video covering 6 subject areas.
Both Gleim and Sporty's are long-time supporters of SAFE and its mission to improve aviation education and reduce the GA accident rate. When you redeem your gift or discount, please thank them for their ongoing support.
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| NATIONAL GA AWARD WINNERS NAMED |
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Two Virginia pilots and a California pilot were named last month as winners of the 2016 National GA Awards. Each will be honored
in July during EAA AirVenture 2016. The award winners are:
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 Robert James Hepp of Fairfax Station, Virginia, Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year.
Hepp owns and operates Aviation Adventures LLC, which operates from four Virginia airports: Leesburg Executive, Manassas Regional, Stafford Regional, and Warrenton-Fauquier. He holds ATP, CFI CFII, MEI, and AGI certificates, and type ratings for the Airbus 320, Citation 500 and 525S, and Jetstream 4100.
Adrian Allen Eichhorn,
a former SAFE member from McLean, Virginia, Aviation  Technician of the Year. Eichhorn earned his private, instrument, commercial, ATP, CFI, and AGI at Alameda Aero Club in Oakland, California and his A&P and IA certificates in San Francisco. He has provided maintenance instruction to more than 2,500 owners and pilots and is the inventor of the high-definition Ultra-Scope engine inspection system for interior images of aircraft engine cylinders.
 Richard Lawrence Martindell, San Diego, California. FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year. Martindell is VP, Course Content and Experience at King Schools Professional Pilot courses.
As the Lead Representative of the FAASTeam in San Diego. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot, Instrument Flight Instructor and Advanced Ground School Instructor certificates.
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DECISION-MAKING, AIRSPACE, SAFETY TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN SAFE MEMBER PRESENTATIONS AT SUN 'N FUN
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Fast-moving presentations by SAFE members at Sun 'n Fun this year will include fresh information on decision making, airspace, safety and advice for pilot spouses or significant others flying in the right seat. What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, an hour-long look at potential hazards pilots often overlook, will be presented by DPE David St. George on Wednesday at 1:00 PM in Room 9. St. George will also present Fly Like Sully (Fast and Frugal Decision-Making) Friday at 11 AM, also in Room 9.
Alphabet Airspace - Know Before You Go
will be presented Tuesday at noon in Room 3, then again on Thursday at 10:00 AM in Room 5. The presenter will be Jack Vandeventer, an award-winning CFII. Vandeventer will also present Ten Tips to Get Your Pilot's License and Be Safe on Tuesday at 1 PM in Room 3 and again on Thursday at 11:00 AM in Room 5.
SAFE Board Chair Donna Wilt will present Sidekicks: Right Seat Flying for Non-Pilots on Friday at 1:00 PM in Room 9 and again on Saturday at 1:00 PM in Room 8. The program provides facts on flying safety and ways to help non-pilot flying companions enjoy aviating with their spouse or significant others.
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| SAFE MENTORING PROGRAM REVITALIZED |
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A revitalized SAFE Mentor program is already attracting experienced SAFE CFIs willing to share their years of wisdom with less-experienced CFIs.
According to Ken Wittekiend, SAFE Board Liaison for the Programs Committee, at least five SAFE members totaling more 100 years of flight instruction experience have already volunteered to be mentors, with more added weekly. Potential SAFE Mentors may volunteer by signing into the
SAFE web site
, then click on the Members Only button, then the Aviation Educator Mentoring Program.
Mentees must be SAFE members who are aviation educators or are in training to become aviation educators.
"Even experienced educators may occasionally want or need insights when teaching in new aircraft, or with new technologies and techniques," said Wittekiend, a five-time Master CFI and FAA Southwest Region CFI of the Year in 2009 and again in 2015. "This revitalized free SAFE Mentor program is designed to help all CFIs become better instructors."
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| AIRMAN TESTING: WHAT'S NEW AND UPCOMING |
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The Airman Certification Standards, replacing the venerable Practical Test Standards, will become effective June 15, 2016.
Publication of the final ACS for Private and Instrument applicants is expected no later than the middle of next month. Rewrites of the various FAA Handbooks on which many knowledge test questions are based will be issued between now and June 30.
Out-of-date questions on the Private and Instrument knowledge tests, such as use of ADF receivers or the now defunct EFAS, have been deleted. There is a long list of deleted subject areas in
the latest ACS update.
SAFE was one of the earliest aviation education organizations calling for updating of FAA testing and has served continuously on the various FAA and industry committees charged with testing improvements.
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| NEW AC 61-65F AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD |
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The new AC 61-65F also provides instruction on the mandatory new procedure for obtaining a student pilot certificate through IACRA, and the latest guidance for determining if a student pilot applicant reads, speaks and understands English well enough to meet the requirements.
Details on the new requirements for acquiring a new student pilot certificate, which cuts out the medical examiner and requires TSA vetting of the applicant, is available in the FAA's
Student Pilot Application Requirements,
published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2016.
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Recent Master Instructor Designation
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Congratulations to these SAFE members!
 Andrew Donovan "Andy" DOW, Master Aviation Educator
Quincy IL
Andy's e-mail:
[email protected]
Andrew Dow, a 1st-time MAE and SAFE member, recently earned his Master Aviation Educator (MAE) accreditation. Andy is an assistant professor of aviation as well as the aviation program coordinator in Quincy University's aviation degree program at Quincy Regional Airport (UIN). Additionally, he serves the chief 141 flight instructor and chief 135 charter pilot with Great River Aviation and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Springfield FSDO area.
David Hall FAILE Jr, Master Instructor Emeritus
Fairfield CT
David's e-mail:
[email protected]
David H Faile Jr, a 10-time Master and a charter member of SAFE, was recently granted Master Instructor Emeritus
(MIE)
status in recognition of his many years of commitment to excellence, professional growth, service to the aviation community, and quality aviation education. David is an AOPA Airport Support Network (ASN) representative, a FAASTeam representative in the Windsor Locks FSDO area, and the holder of the FAA's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The 1999 National CFI of the Year, David instructs at Bridgeport's Sikorsky Airport (BDR).
 Michael Joseph "Mike" ELLIOTT, Master CFI
Tarpon Springs FL
Mike's e-mail: [email protected]
Michael J Elliott, a 2-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Mike is an independent flight instructor who teaches nationally as well as at Clearwater Air Park (CLW) where he specializes in Mooney transition training. The founder of Florida's Mooney Summit, he also serves as an Airport Support Network (ASN) volunteer at Hidden Lake Airport(FA40) as well as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's Birmingham FSDO area.
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Fly SAFE!
Donna Wilt, Chair
Society of Aviation and Flight Educators
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