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McWilliams Earns Primary Smooth Achievement Award
Congratulations to Susie McWilliams, who recently earned an International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Smooth Achievement Award in her Zlin 242L, N110AM. A Santa Paula local and long-time aerobatic student of Master Instructor Rich Stowell, McWilliams earned the award in the Primary category after three days of competition-specific training. Not only did McWilliams qualify on each of [...]
Stowell a Key Part of Training Reform Symposium
Rich Stowell and several other hard working volunteer-members of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) put on what many in the aviation media have been calling a watershed event in Atlanta last week: the General Aviation Pilot Training Reform Symposium. The two-day event marked the official start to a multi-year process of broad [...]
Stowell Earns MCFI Designation for 7th Time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rich Stowell, now a seven-time Master and a member of IAC as well as SAFE, recently renewed his Master CFI-Aerobatic accreditation through Master Instructors LLC. Rich is an aerobatic instructor specializing in emergency maneuver training and spin recovery at Santa Paula Airport (SZP) and Cascade Airport (U70). The 2006 National CFI of the Year, [...]
Stowell Creates “Teaching Spins” for SAFE & FAASTeam
Forum Aimed at CFIs and DPEs Delivered in December The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently delivered the second of eight planned “Seminar-in-a-Box” (SIB) products for use by the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam). Entitled, Maneuvering at Low Altitude: SPINS, the SIB was created by 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year Rich Stowell, a [...]
Stowell Named Honorary Member by Natural Resource Pilots
The International Association of Natural Resource Pilots (IANRP) granted Rich Stowell honorary member status during its recent, biennial conference. The plaque presented to Stowell, who was attending the conference as a seminar speaker, reads, “for his dedication toward safety and education through specialized training for the natural resource aviation community.” A Master Instructor and 2006 [...]
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weekend excursion plates clink, voices meld airport restaurant
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Santa Anas blow mouth dries, stomach knots check ride begins
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Chocolate Mountains lumbering Waco loops flying wires sing