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Flight Instructor Scholarships and Awards -
FAA Master Pilot Award Application Process
The
Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award recognizes the efforts of
pilots who have followed and continue to follow the
precaution
and awareness of safe operations. Most
of all, FAA recognizes pilots who have contributed and maintained
safe
flight operations for 50 or more consecutive years of piloting aircraft.
Learn more about this program at www.faa.gov/safety/awards/wright_bros
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Flight
Instructor Scholarships
The GSLFIA has developed a scholarship for flight instructor
members of GSLFIA toward obtaining an advanced rating.
The
scholarship will provide training to qualified applicants who promote safety,
knowledge, professionalism, and
proficiency
in their flight instruction.
The
scholarship will be awarded to individuals selected by the board of directors
of the GSLFIA or by a committee
determined
by the board. The award will cover the
flight instruction necessary to complete the rating by a GSLFIA flight
instructor,
checkride by a GSLFIA designee, and the aircraft rental fees up to a
pre-determined amount.
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New
Flight Instructor of the Year Award
Each year the GSLFIA recognizes a new
flight instructor ( less than five years as a CFI ) who has in that time has
consistently
demonstrated professionalism, focus on safety, participation in public aviation
education, ability to adapt
to students
learning styles, and support of the local aviation community. The selected CFI is an aviation professional
who will
influence their piers to obtain and maintain the same professional
standards.
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Certificated
Flight Instructor of the Year
Each year in conjunction with the St
Louis Flight Standards District Office, the GSLFIA selects an FAA Flight
Instructor
who has
demonstrated exceptional leadership and professionalism in the local aviation
community. Applicants are review
for their
contributions in the areas of participation, Professional Activities, Pro
Bono Services to the Aviation Community
and Continuing
Professional Education & Development
The
Awards
Program for the following year. Learn
more about those awards below.
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Regional
& National FAA CFI of the Year
The General Aviation Awards Program and the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recognized a small group of aviation
professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance,
avionics and safety for their contributions to aviation safety and education.
The selection process begins at local Flight
Standards District Offices (FSDO) and then moves on to the nine regional FAA
offices. Panels of aviation professionals within the various fields then select
the four national winners. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will present this
year's awards during a "Theater in the Woods" program at EAA
AirVenture 2005 in
"These awards highlight the important
role played by these individuals in promoting aviation safety and
education," said JoAnn Hill, General Aviation Awards Committee chairman.
"The awards program sponsors are pleased that these outstanding aviation
professionals will receive the recognition they so richly deserve before their
peers in
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