Do You Know an Exceptional CFI, A&P, Avionics Technician, or FAASTeam Rep?

If you know a very special flight instructor, FAASTeam rep, mechanic, or avionics tech, this is your chance to reward that aviation professional with the recognition he or she so richly deserves. And if you ARE such an exeptional aviation professional, this is your chance to be recognized for the great work you do.

But you need to act fast! The deadline for submitting nominations and applications for the 2015 General Aviation Awards is September 30, 2014. That's only about two weeks away.

Each year for the past 50 years, the General Aviation Awards Program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recognized aviation professionals for their contributions to general aviation in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and safety. During the application period that closes September 30th, the Program accepts application packets in four categories: CFI, A&P, Avionics Tech, and FAASTeam Rep.

Once the deadline has passed, the application packets will be vetted for completeness, then submitted to each applicant's local FSDO for review. Each FSDO will select district winners in each of the four categories, then forward the winners' packets to the FAA Regional Offices where regional winners will be selected in each category. Finally, the regional winners' packets will be submitted to panels of distinguished industry judges in each category, who will select the four national winners for 2015.

At each stage of the competition, the district, regional and national winners will be publicized through a broad spectrum of print and electronic aviation media resources. The four national winners will receive an expenses-paid trip to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, where they will be recognized by the FAA Administrator and receive lots of prizes donated by our industry sponsors.

Please don't delay! Help recognize “the best of the best” by nominating that truly exceptional CFI, A&P, Avionics Tech, or FAASTeam rep for one of these prestigious awards (or applying for one yourself).