Dave McVinnie

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I'm located in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Certificates:    Pilot, Flight Instructor, Authorized Aircraft Instructor and Ground Instructor.  

Certificate Levels:   Airline Transport Pilot.  

Certificate Ratings:    Airplane Multiengine Land, Instrument Airplane and Airplane Single Engine Land.  

Flight Instruction Rate:   Call 505 328 9032  

Ground Instruction Rate:   Call 505 328 9032  

Instruction Plane:   NA  

Airplane Rental Rate:   NA  

Instruction Material:    Jeppesen, FAA and My own materials.  

Military Experience:   NA  

Airline Experience:   NA  

Other languages I speak:   NA  

Associations:    Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (AOPA) and National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI).  

Operate Airports:   Albuququerque area. Will train at your airport anywhere the United States.  

Awards of Merit:   SW Region CFI of the Year 1995, FAA Aviation Safety Award 1997, Albuquerque CFI of the Year 2009  

Special Offer:   Insurance Approved Initial/Recurrent Training in the Piper Matrix/Malibu/Mirage Aircraft. www.albuquerquedpe.com  

Flight/Flight Instruction Experience
David McVinnie started his pilot training in 1980 at Luck Field, a small airport South of Ft. Worth, Texas and earned his Private certificate in early 1981. Shortly thereafter, David was transferred to Langley AFB, VA where he completed training for his Instrument rating and Commercial certificate at the Langley AFB Aero Club. He finished his CFI training at the Lowry AFB Aero Club in 1985. He returned from an overseas assignment in 1989 and started actively instructing at the Kelly AFB Aero Club. He earned his CFII certificate in 1993 at Wright Flyers in San Antonio. He completed his multi-engine training at the Kirtland Flight Center in 1996 and returned to San Antonio in April 1997 to complete his MEI training. Mr. McVinnie passed his Single and Multi-Engine Airline Transport Pilot checkrides in April 2001. Dave completed Cessna 300/400 Initial Training at CAE SimuFlight in 2007. He completed Piper Malibu initial training in September 1999 and Piper Meridian training in December 2001 and works as an associate instructor for Lester Kyle, and for the Malibu/Mirage Safety and Training Foundation.

Additional Comments
David McVinnie has been an active Aviation Safety Counselor and FAA Safety Team (FAAST) Representative since 1992. He completed Phase XXII of the original Pilot Proficiency Program and the Master phase under the new wings program. He was selected as the Southwest Region General Aviation Flight Instructor of the Year in 1995, and received an FAA Flight Safety Award in 1997. He earned his Gold Seal in 1995 and was recognized as a Master CFI by the National Association of Flight Instructors in November 1997. He was selected to serve as a founding member of the National Instructor Safety Council in 2004 and served on the NAFI Professional Standards Committee in 2008. He is a Charter Member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE). Mr. McVinnie was selected to be Designated Pilot Examiner for the Albuquerque FSDO in November of 2005 and designated as a Sport Pilot Examiner in September 2006. The Albuquerque FSDO selected him as the CFI of the Year for 2009. He has over 9,100 hours of general aviation experience including more than 6,600 hours as a flight instructor.


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