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About

Rich StowellRich Stowell took his first flying lesson in 1982 and earned his Private license in early 1984. He began his career as a full-time instructor in 1987. In February 2001, Stowell was designated the country’s first Master CFI-Aerobatics and served on the Master Instructors LLC Board of Review. He is also the 2014 National FAA Safety Team Rep of the Year, the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year, and Charter and Life Member of SAFE. And he has been involved in aviation-themed STEM outreach for more than two decades.

  • Author of aviation books, ebooks, papers
    • PARE® – The Emergency Spin Recovery Procedure, 1990
    • Emergency Maneuver Training, 1996; translated into Japanese, 2001 and Chinese, 2023
    • Light Airplane Pilot’s Guide to Stall/Spin Awareness, 2007
    • Learn to Turn, 2021
    • The Nine Principles of Light Airplane Flying, 2022
  • Scriptwriter & Host of the “Pilot’s Video Guide” series
    • Getting Ready for Spins…
    • Stall/Spin Awareness
    • Emergency Maneuver Training
    • Basic Aerobatics
  • Lead scriptwriter for the FAA’s “Safer Skies” video series
    • Loss of Aircraft Control: Avoiding Spins, 2000
    • Loss of Aircraft Control: Avoiding Upsets, 2001
    • Loss of Aircraft Control: Avoiding Spatial Disorientation, 2002
  • Articles, Seminars, Webinars, & Clinics
    • Authored more than 80 articles published in various aviation magazines & newsletters
    • Conducted more than 450 aviation-related seminars/webinars/talks
      • Created more than a dozen core topic PowerPoint presentations
      • Created the “Maneuvering at Low Altitude: Spins” CFI Forum for SAFE and the FAASTeam
    • Conducted hands-on training clinics and seminars in 22 States stretching from Alaska to Florida, California to Massachusetts, as well as the District of Columbia, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, and New Zealand
    • Conducted live spin training demonstrations during the Sun-n-Fun Fly-in, 1992.
  • TV, Movie, & Radio Work
    • Created the Aviation Learning Center channel on Youtube in 2009
      • Scripted and flew the Teachable Moment, “Spins from Botched Hammerheads in a Pitts” for IAC
    • StuntMasters TV show
    • MSNBC’s “Airshows – Flying on the Edge”
    • FX’s “Hurt Bert”
    • Discovery Channel’s “Is It True?”
    • Interviewed on several aviation radio and podcast programs over the years
  • Aviation Trademarks and Innovations
    • Developed the Aerobatic Instructor Designation Program (a derivative of the Master Instructor Program) in 2006
    • Developed the Emergency Maneuver Training (EMT) Program in 1987
    • Training Course Outline for the EMT Program approved under Part 141 in 1994
    • EMT Program Modules I, II, & III recognized by the FAA as approved courses under the Wings Program
    • Registered Trademarks: PARE (spin recovery acronym)
    • Other Trademarks: EMT; The Learn to Aviate Series; Separation + Elevation (wake turbulence avoidance strategy); Speed – Spot – Set-up (hierarchy following an engine failure); Power – Push – Roll (recovery strategy for spirals & other banked upsets); Learn to Turn; Airpseed + G-load = Curved Flight