 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. Many of these presentations are WINGS-approved credits!
Upcoming broadcasts:February 20th, 2019 8:00 PM “Collaborative Critique”Presented by Susan Parson, Special Assistant, FAA Flight Standard Service and Paul Preidecker, Regional Airline Chief InstructorIn response to comments on the October 2018 MentorLIVE, “Turning Fledglings into Fliers,” Paul Preidecker and Susan Parson are back with an in-depth discussion of the collaborative critique approach to post-flight debriefing. Learn more about the transition from the “Sage on the Stage” teaching model to the “Guide on the Side” method. They will discuss the five steps of effective collaborative critique: Replay, Reconstruct, Reflect, Redirect, and Review.
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January 16th, 2019 "Telling a Student NO"Presented by Gary Reeves, ATP
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SPONSORED THIS MONTH BY: www.PilotSafety.orgNovember 14th, 2018 "From Solo to 787 Captain – An Instructor’s Path to Success."Presented by Craig O'Mara, Boeing 787 captain, and member of the NAFI board of directors.
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SPONSORED THIS MONTH BY: Aviation Supplies & AcademicsOctober 17th, 2018 8:00 PM “Turning Fledglings into Fliers - Three Challenges for Flight Instructors”Presented by Susan Parson, Special Assistant, FAA Flight Standard Service and Paul Preidecker, Regional Airline Chief Instructor |
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. Susan authored several online training courses and over 80 GA safety articles.
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. He volunteers on the NAFI Professional Development Program committee and in many other capacities with industry and the FAA and serves as a member of the NAFI Board of Directors. An accomplished aviator and teacher, Paul aims to contribute to aviation safety blending accepted best practices between GA and Part 121.
