Gene Peterson

This is Peterson’s second consecutive NAFI Master Instructor accreditation. Peterson became a CFI, CFII and MEI in 1974. In 1977 he went to work for Braniff Airways. He moved to Northwest Airlines in 1982, and went along when it merged with Delta in 2006. All the while he kept on teaching. Some days it would be in a Cessna 172 and the next day checking out a new pilot on the 747. In his 35,000 hours total time, Peterson has flown anything from the Ercoupe to F-16s and 747s. 

When asked to comment on 45 years of teaching Peterson said, “Each airplane is a little bit different, but the fundamentals of flying never change. It’s the fundamentals that will always bring you home safe. Always try and instill that in your students.”