The following flight instructors qualified last month as 'Masters' under the criteria set by the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI). Of some 92,000 flight instructors in the United States, fewer than 700 have achieved Master Instructor status. The honor must be re-earned every two years, and is acquired through a process of continuing professional activity and peer review. Qualifying for the first time in December were:
Pamela Stafford, Olathe, Kansas
Ted Matthews, Aurora, Colorado
Jelica Matic, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Nick James, Portage, Michigan
James Hilliard, Lincoln, Nebraska
