BROCKWAY EARNS MASTER CFI; JOINS THREE OTHERS AT K-STATE February 9, 2004 SALINA – When Troy Brockway became the fourth Kansas State University professor to be designated as a Master Certificated Flight Instructor, he also earned the distinction of achieving a status that only 10 others in the state have earned. Only one other American public institution granting aviation degrees has more MCFIs. Brockway, who is an assistant professor in the College of Technology and Aviation, on the Salina campus, also was named National Intercollegiate Flying Association coach of the year in 2003. He is assistant chief pilot and assistant certified flight instructor in the aviation department. Although the process of applying for the master status is quite involved, Brockway followed in the footsteps of three other K-State flight faculty members who recently earned their MCFI designations. Associate professor Barney King, head of the professional pilot program, obtained MCFI status in August of 2001, while assistant professor Eric Shappee got the award in November 2001. Most recently, professor and chief pilot Bill Gross, received the designation in August of 2003. “ With four master CFIs, K-State is now second in the nation among public degree-awarding aviation programs and fourth in the nation overall,” said Marlon Johnston, aviation department head. “This illustrates how the quality of our program has made us a leading professional pilot degree program.” There are approximately 81,000 certificated flight instructors in the United States, and fewer than 400 have earned the MCFI designation, awarded by the National Association of Flight Instructors and recognized by the FAA. |