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Rich Stowell Named FAA CFI of the Year
This awards program is a cooperative effort between the FAA and a dozen industry sponsors. The selection process begins at local Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) and then moves on to the nine regional FAA offices. Panels of aviation professionals within the various fields then select national winners from the pool of regional awardees. 
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey presented the national awards during a "Theater in the Woods" program at EAA AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
"These awards highlight the important role played by these individuals in promoting aviation safety and education," said JoAnn Hill, General Aviation Awards Committee chairman. "The awards program sponsors are pleased that these outstanding aviation professionals will receive the recognition they so richly deserve before their peers in Oshkosh."
2006 CFI OF THE YEAR: Master CFI-Aerobatic Rich Stowell, of Ventura, California, specializes in spin, emergency maneuver, aerobatic, and tailwheel training. When not conducting training clinics elsewhere, he instructs at CP Aviation, Inc., a Part 61 flight school at Santa Paula Airport (SZP).
As a teenager growing up in Northwestern NJ in the 1970s, Stowell was inspired by the performances of aerobatic legends Leo Loudenslager and Betty Stewart during the annual Sussex Airshow. In 1982, he took his first flying lesson at Sussex Airport in a Piper Cherokee 140. Two years and 84 hours total time later, he began aerobatic training in a Super Decathlon. Work as a consulting engineer eventually took him to Southern California, where he would spend weekends flying aerobatics from Santa Paula Airport. In 1987, his then-girlfriend (now wife) made a suggestion: “Why not quit your job and give instructing a try for a year?”
Completely immersed in aviation, Stowell developed and promoted the EMT® (Emergency Maneuver Training) Program. Spinning with pilots from all over the world led to the development of his trademark PARE spin recovery checklist. Designated an “Official Spin Doctor” by the International Aerobatic Club, Stowell has performed more than 26,800 spins with students.
Articles about Stowell’s teaching techniques have appeared in Sport Pilot, Flying, AOPA Pilot, and Air & Space magazines, to name a few. He has scripted several aviation videos, including the FAA’s “Loss of Control” series, and has written numerous articles for publications such as Aviation Safety, Plane & Pilot, and Flight Training magazines. He has authored three aviation books. The newest, available later this year, is entitled, “The Light Airplane Pilot’s Guide to Stall/Spin Awareness.”
Stowell conducts numerous safety seminars annually, crisscrossing the U.S. from Alaska to Florida, California to Massachusetts. He has given seminars and instruction in Indonesia, Japan, and Canada as well. He also maintains the Aviation Learning Center web site (www.richstowell.com). Stowell upgrades his own piloting skills by participating in the FAA Wings and IAC Achievement Awards Programs. He is a member of AOPA, EAA, IAC, and NAFI.
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CP Aviation Offers EMT Scholarship
We are offering a very special scholarship program! This scholarship aims to promote
aviation safety through unusual attitude and aerobatic training.
The CP Aviation Emergency Maneuver Training scholarship includes three
modules of the EMT course which includes Stall/Spin Awareness,
In-flight Emergencies, and Basic Aerobatics. Each module consists of
several lessons where knowledge is acquired through a building block
approach. The course will be taught in a Citabria and a Decathlon.
The
recipient of the EMT Scholarship must be a member of IAC and hold a
private pilot certificate to qualify for the $2,300 scholarship (no cash
value).
The application is available from the International Aerobatic Club
website: Download the application form at
http://www.iac.org/programs/scholarships/iac_cp.html
Follow the submission instructions on the application form carefully.
Return completed applications to: iac@eaa.org
Applications received by June 15th will be considered for this year's
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and to inspire, motivate and challenge the younger generation to carry on the dreams of our aviation pioneers."
Clay and Judy signed up to receive one of the
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with a two-person seating capacity including the pilot.
The delivery date is currently scheduled for 2009.