Friday, July 26, 2019 Presentation Detail

10:00AM - 11:15AM  How to Teach Engine and Fuel Management presented by Thomas Turner, CFI Hall of Fame, ABS  When your solo student or recently certificated pilot flies away, he or she needs to know how to properly operate the engine and fuel system. How can you be sure they know enough to be safe? This presentation provides you the skills you need to teach engine and fuel management. Click here for event information and to share with friends!                   

• Tom Turner: A NAFI Flight Instructor Hall of Fame inductee, Thomas Turner has over 4,600 hours with 2,600 dual given, specializing in type-specific transition and recurrent training in high performance singles and light twins. He holds the 2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year and the 2008 FAA Central Region CFI of the Year, holds a Master’s Degree in Aviation Safety and is a past NAFI board member.

11:30AM - 12:45PM  How and Why to Incorporate WINGS into Your Flight Training Curriculum. Presented by Heather Metzler, ATP/CFII/MEI, Karen Kalishek, ATP/MEI, MCFI, NAFI Board - Gain a clear understanding of how the FAA WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program fits into your flight training plans. This session will help you understand the process, how to use the resource to encourage your students to seek structured proficiency and guide them to recognize the broader benefits of using WINGS as a standard for life-long learning. We will discuss why introducing your students to WINGS, not only will potentially lead to a safer pilot, but, how it benefits the instructor and student/former student if the FAA calls. Click here for event information and to share with friends!

• Heather Metzler holds a CFII, MEI, ATP, Commercial SEL/SES and AMES.  She has flown over 100 aircraft types, including the PA-17, Citation X, the North American T-6, 450 Stearman and Cessna 195 to name a few. Heather has over 1000 hours of dual given, and has flown corporate, Air Taxi, and Air Carrier. She is currently FAASTeam Program Manager for the Little Rock Flight Standards District Office.  
  
  
• Karen Kalishek is a CFI, CFII, MEI, CFI-G, AGI, IGI, NAFI Master Instructor, FAA Gold Seal flight instructor and the 2019 National FAASTeam Representative of the Year. She holds an ATP certificate and has ASES and Glider Commercial privileges. She has held officer positions in and is actively involved with several aviation organizations, currently as member of the NAFI Board of Directors. She is also a captain in the Civil Air Patrol, serving as a CAP volunteer flight instructor, check pilot, mission pilot and cadet orientation pilot.

1:00PM - 2:15PM    Collaborative Critique presented by Susan Parson FAA Flight Standards Service & Paul Preidecker Chief Instructor Regional Airline This course discusses how instructors can use the collaborative critique technique to help trainees develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed for independent operation; and to help determine when the trainee is ready to solo and/or take the practical test. Learn more about the transition from the “Sage on the Stage” teaching model to the “Guide on the Side” method. Click here for event information and to share with friends!

• Paul Preidecker is chief flight instructor and examiner for a regional airline, has 7,500 hours, an ATP Certificate and type ratings in the CL-65 and Do-328. He’s a, simulator and line check airman, FAA Aircrew Program Designee, and FAA Designated Observer with 6,800+ hours of instruction given in Part 61 and Part 121 operations. An accomplished aviator and teacher, Paul aims to contribute to aviation safety blending accepted best practices between GA and Part 121.
  
  
• Susan Parson is an active general aviation pilot and Master instructor and serves as Special Assistant, FAA Flight Standards Service, is editor of FAA Safety Briefing magazine, and lead on the ACS project. She holds an ATP certificate, ground and flight instructor certificates with instrument, single engine, and multi-engine land ratings. She instructs for her Leesburg-based C182 flying club and the Civil Air Patrol.