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Let’s recognize those who create lifelong passionate aviators.

There are many people who have a desire to fly, but very few of them make it all the way into our group of certificated pilots. The AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards, brought to you by Flight Training magazine, will recognize and celebrate those who provide a customer experience that supports student pilots and facilitates their entry into all aspects of the aviation community.

The award recipients will be named from the results of the 2013 Flight Training Excellence Poll. The Poll is based on AOPA’s extensive research into the optimal flight training experience and focuses on four key factors: educational quality; customer focus; community; and information sharing.

Awarded annually, the 2013 Flight Training Excellence Awards will be announced at the AOPA Summit, October 10-12, in Ft. Worth, TX.

To be eligible for an award a flight training provider must have received a minimum number of five polls completed for them. Poll results will be scored and averaged for each flight school and flight instructor. For the top scoring flight schools and instructors in the poll, free response answers will be reviewed and then scored by a panel.

The title of Outstanding Flight School and Outstanding Flight Instructor will be awarded to those flight training providers that score in the top 20 percent for their category. The award winners will be able to display the AOPA Outstanding Flight School 2013 or Outstanding Flight Instructor 2013 logo on any physical, print or electronic medium and will be recognized in AOPA’s online flight school directory.

The Flight Training Excellence Poll will close on August 9, 2013.

Awards

outstanding flight schoolOutstanding Flight School

A flight school must have received at least 5 submissions completed on their behalf through the Flight Training Excellence Poll and have scored in the top 20 percent for this category. The poll contains a scaled evaluation of criteria based on AOPA’s research as well as a committee scored free form comment area. This honor will be awarded to all flight schools that qualify and create a positive customer service approach as evaluated by the poll. This recognition can be attained every year.

outstanding flight instructorOutstanding Flight Instructor

A flight instructor must have received at least 5 submissions completed on their behalf through the Flight Training Excellence Poll and have scored in the top 20 percent for this category. The poll contains a scaled evaluation of criteria based on AOPA’s research as well as a committee scored free form comment area. This honor will be awarded to all flight instructors that qualify and create a positive customer service approach as evaluated by the poll. This recognition can be attained every year.

best flight schoolBest Flight School

This award is given to the flight school that has at received at least 5 submissions completed on their behalf through the Flight Training Excellence Poll and has the top overall score from poll results for this category. The poll contains a scaled evaluation of criteria as well as a committee scored free form comment area. To narrow down to one winner, the committee may also conduct a phone interview or visit with the top finalists.

best cfiBest Flight Instructor

This award is given to the flight instructor that has at received at least 5 submissions completed on their behalf through the Flight Training Excellence Poll and has the top overall score from poll results for this category. The poll contains a scaled evaluation of criteria as well as a committee scored free form comment area. To narrow down to one winner, the committee may also conduct a phone interview or visit with the top finalists.

President’s Choice Award

The recipient of this award is chosen by the President of AOPA from the pool of candidates submitted through the Flight Training Excellence Poll. The President’s Choice Award is presented to a flight school that has made significant and innovative contributions to the flight training community. The committee may also conduct a phone interview or visit with the top finalists for this category to assist the President in awarding this honor.

Student’s Choice Award

This award is given to the flight school that receives the highest number of positive submissions of the Flight Training Excellence Poll on their behalf.

Visit Flight School Business to learn more about the top award winners recognized at AOPA’s Summit 2012.

View the 2012 Honor Roll award recipients online.

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