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Effective
PA46 pilot training is difficult to find because instructor turnover is high. Many
instructors have limited experience with these technically advanced aircraft
and the challenges associated with training owner pilots.
Dick
Rochfort is a full-time pilot instructor working exclusively in the Piper
Matrix, Malibu, Mirage and Meridian aircraft (PA46). He provides 60 to 80
insurance-approved initial and recurrent programs, relocation service, aircraft
testing and pilot mentoring services each year all over the US, Canada and
Western Europe, specifically in these aircraft.
He
serves as an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor for the Baltimore Flight Standards
District Office and is accredited Master Instructor by The
National Association of Flight Instructors. The NAFI Master Flight Instructor
accreditation is a national accreditation that may be earned by aviation instructors
and educators based upon a system of advanced professional standards and peer
review. The accreditation granted by NAFI serves a dual purpose. First, it
identifies and publicly recognizes those Teachers of Flight who demonstrate an
ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the
aviation community. Second, it sets professional standards to which all
aviation instructors and educators can aspire.
The purpose of this accreditation
is to identify the practitioners of aviation instruction that have reached a
higher level of instructional activity, educational experience and professional
service to the flight training community. These individuals have truly become
masters within the field of aviation instruction and education. This
accreditation is focused specifically on activity of the individual and the
experience they have gained and are able to offer those they have instructed
and educated. It is focused on active instruction, not on simply taking courses
or on the length of time an individual has held an instructor’s certificate.
Thus it is not an honorary award recognizing longtime service as an instructor,
but rather recognition of the individual that continues to practice aviation
education at a higher level.
The accreditation requires a
rigorous process of continuing professional activity. Like a flight instructor
certificate it must be renewed on a periodic basis. To promote continuous
involvement in the aviation community, designees must remain active and renew
their accreditations every 24-calendar months. The NAFI Master Flight
Instructor accreditation acknowledges an individual’s continuing professional
growth and involvement in a broad spectrum of aviation endeavors.
Dick is
a National Industry Member of the FAA Safety Team. He is a member of the Malibu
Mirage Owners and Pilots Association and has served that group in the past as a
member of the board of directors and as Flight Instructor for the MMOPA Safety
and Training Foundation.
Dick
has been teaching pilots of all experience levels for over 20 years with no
accidents. In addition to corporate
flying, his background includes training in clinical psychology and human
factors engineering. This experience gives him additional insight into the
learning process for owner pilots whose learning styles tend to differ from
those of professional pilots.