 MentorLIVE is NAFI’s monthly, live-streaming broadcast airing the third Wednesday of every month at 8:00 PM Eastern. These programs feature subject matter experts from many aspects of the flight instruction industry to help CFIs be more successful in their training endeavors. All presentations are WINGS-approved! Upcoming broadcasts:This presentation uncovers the back story of insurance claims/incidents/accidents that occurred at some point between taking the airplane out of the hangar up until putting it back in the hangar. Learning more about the behind the scenes details of accidents offers everyone a chance to take away something they can use to be a better, safer pilot both in their personal flying and as a flight instructor. To assist in the transfer of knowledge, this presentation includes photos that you’ll not find elsewhere or in government reports.
Mike’s more than 36 years of combined experience with general aviation and aviation insurance helps pilots understand why many of Avemco’s coverages and underwriting decisions are designed to help keep them safe. Mike currently leads Avemco’s underwriting operations at its home office in Frederick, MD.
Recently Archived broadcasts: (For FULL Archive, click here)
January 15th, 2019 at 8:00 PM Eastern: “EAA Proficiency365™ for CFIs and Their Clients” presented by Radek Wyrzykowski, CFI-I, MEI, and Manager of Flight Proficiency at the Experimental Aircraft Association
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December 18th, 2019 at 8:00 PM Eastern: Best Practices for Teaching in a Simulator presented by Josh Harnagel CFII, MEI, Redbird Flight Simulations VP of Marketing |
Mike Adams earned his Private Pilot Certificate in 1983 in Hillsboro, OR prior to starting his career in aviation insurance. He joined Avemco Insurance Company in 1986 as regional sales manager in the Pacific Northwest handling commercial insurance ranging from full service FBOs to the CFI with a single aircraft operation, and non-commercial products for aircraft owners and renters. While in this position, he added an Instrument Rating to his ticket, nearly a requirement when flying in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. During that time, he served a term as chapter president then as state president of the Oregon Pilots Association.
Host: Aaron Dabney has been a full-time CFI since 2009 and operating Waco Flight Training at KACT in Waco, TX since 2013. He leads a team of four flight instructors, and spends most of his working hours enabling and mentoring those developing professionals. He holds Flight Instructor Airplane and Instrument Flight Instructor credentials, and to date has over 5,500 hours' dual given. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer in Aviation Sciences at Baylor University, where he earned his Master's Degree in Education in 2009. Aaron has earned the prestigious NAFI Master CFI accreditation three times and participates as an instructor in the NAFI Professional Development Program in addition to serving on NAFI's Master CFI Board of Review.
