THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR BONANZA, BARON & TRAVEl ...
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MEMBERS IN <strong>THE</strong> NEWS<br />
MASTER CFI<br />
BUSCH, TURNER GA AWARD WINNERS<br />
The General Avialion Awards program recognizes aviation professionals in flight instruction,<br />
aviation maintenance, avionics and safety lor contributions to aviation, education and flight safety.<br />
This program IS a cooperative effort 01 the FAA and more than a dozen other Industry sponsors.<br />
2008 Maintenance Techmclan of the Year<br />
Mike 8usch. Arroyo Grande, California<br />
Mike is founder and<br />
president of Savvy Aviator<br />
(www.SovvyAviolor.com).<br />
a company Ihat provides<br />
moinlenance training for<br />
aircraft owners. Mike is<br />
on IA and CFI. and in<br />
1995 cofounded AVweb.<br />
He has published hundreds<br />
of aviation-related lechnicol articles in<br />
the pasl Ihree decodes. For Ihe past two years<br />
he also has authored the very papular Savvy<br />
Owner column in the A8S Magazine.<br />
2008 FAA Centrot Region eFt of the Year<br />
Thomas P Turner, Rose Hili, Kansas<br />
Tom has been<br />
Manager of Technical<br />
Services lor ABS since<br />
2003. He IS a Master<br />
CFI, on ATP/CFIVMEI<br />
and holds a moster's<br />
degree in aviation<br />
safety. He also is a<br />
researcher through his<br />
company Mastery Flight Training<br />
(www.thomospturner.net) and publishes Flying<br />
l essons, a weekly e-newsle"er. He is a regulor<br />
speaker 01 ABS conventions, EAA AirVenture,<br />
Sun 'n Fun and other aviation venues.<br />
Ran Timmermans<br />
The National<br />
Association of Flighl<br />
Inslruclors (NAFI)<br />
recenlly announced<br />
that it has accredited<br />
Ron Timmermans<br />
as a Moster CFI (Certificated Flight<br />
Instructor). At the same time, he also<br />
earned accreditation as a Master Ground<br />
Instructor (MGI).<br />
Ron is one of only 29 Texas aviation<br />
educators who has earned this prestigious<br />
Master title. He is one of 20 aviation<br />
educators worldwide to concurrently hold<br />
both MCFI and MGI titles.<br />
Ron is president of the Beechcraff<br />
Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) as well as<br />
an independent flight and ground instructor.<br />
He specializes in Bonanza and Baron<br />
instrument- and high-pertormance training<br />
and is also a FAASTeam rep lor FAA's Fort<br />
Worth, FSDO.<br />
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ABS April 2008 www.bonanza.org Page 10739
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