It's Always SAFE to Learn

It’s Always SAFE to Learn

Tom Benenson

Monday, June 08, 2009 at 08:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) was founded by disgruntled members who split from the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) following the NAFI board's controversial dismissal of key program developers (JoAnn and Sandy Hill) and resistance to member demands for democratic board elections.
A central point of contention between NAFI and the Hills (now aligned with SAFE) is the ownership and administration of the prestigious Master Instructor program, which both parties claim intellectual property rights over.
While NAFI is now implementing governance reforms to allow member input, SAFE is establishing itself as a member-centric organization aiming to serve a broader range of aviation educators, with questions remaining about the flight instructor community's capacity to support two similar associations.

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