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Join FAA Designated Pilot Examiners and NAFI Master Instructors Karen Kalishek, Andrew Dow, Keegan Starkey, and Chris Anderson for this entertaining and insightful program. Your questions will be answered, and information will be shared on topics ranging from the DPE selection process to examination tips for check-ride success. These experienced DPEs have tales to tell and advice to impart. Be prepared to laugh, learn, and benefit with increased knowledge of successful examination strategies.

PRESENTED DURING THE EAA AIRVENTURE FLY-IN.  NO FEE FOR THE NAFI PRESENTATIONS, BUT AN ENTRANCE FEE IS REQUIRED BY EAA AIRVENTURE TO ENTER THE GROUNDS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EAA AIRVENTURE ADMISSIONS, VISIT  https://www.eaa.org/airventure

Booth 354, east of hangar B - just behind the Garmin booth, white tent with a huge NAFI logo.

Karen Kalishek, the NAFI Board Chair, is a Designated Pilot Examiner, four-time NAFI Master Instructor, CFI, CFII, MEI, CFI-G, AGI, IGI, FAA Gold Seal Instructor, FAASTeam Lead Representative, and WINGSPro. She teaches in a range of aircraft and enjoys flying her own RV6. Kalishek is a Major in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), serves as a member of the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee (GAJSC), on the ACS Work Group, FAA Surface Safety Group, Runway Safety Council, Angle of Attack Work Group, and is active in several other aviation organizations. Karen is the 2019 National FAASTeam Representative of the Year. She became active in aviation after success as a senior VP in the banking sector, graduate school instructor, and consultant. As President of her own international consulting business, Karen lived and worked in 37 countries.

Andrew Dow is a 6-Time NAFI Master CFI, 5-Time Master Ground Instructor, Designated Pilot Examiner, CFII/MEI. Andrew currently works as an Assistant Professor of Aviation at Quincy University and is an independent Flight Instructor specializing in aircraft insurance checkouts.

Chris Anderson is a corporate pilot, an eleven-time NAFI Master CFI, and a Designated Pilot Examiner in both airplanes and helicopters.  Over the last 18 years, he has conducted more than 2,300 checkrides. 

Keegan Starkey is a DPE for the Greater Chicago FSDO, where she has been conducting exams for the last three years. Prior to that, she flew for Air Wisconsin and was a chief instructor at a 141 flight school. Keegan most enjoys flying seaplanes; she instructs at Jack Brown's Seaplane Base in Florida and spent a summer flying a Grumman Albatross in Montana.

NAFI is the National Association of Flight Instructors and is the largest association dedicated exclusively to flight instruction. NAFI’s vision is ‘Safer pilots through flight instruction excellence.’ NAFI’s mission throughout its 59-year history is to promote flight instruction excellence with education, mentorship, and advocacy. This is accomplished by providing instructors with tools and resources that help them deliver the best professional training and service possible. Anyone may join NAFI to take advantage of the many educational and flight tools, products, and discounts available. www.nafimentor.org. Contact nafi@nafimentor.org 866-806-6156.