Steve Tupper

The National Association of Flight Instructors is proud to announce that NAFI member Steve Tupper has earned accreditation as a NAFI Master Flight Instructor. This is Tupper’s second NAFI Master Flight Instructor accreditation.

Tupper is a certificated flight instructor in single-engine airplanes and gliders and holds an instrument airplane rating. He holds an airline transport pilot certificate with commercial privileges in multi-engine airplanes and a DC-3 (SIC) type rating.

Tupper focuses primarily on tailwheel, formation, warbirds, gliders, and search and rescue operations with organizations including the Tuskegee Airman National Historical Museum and the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). He holds an FAA Air Boss Letter of Authorization and, plans, bosses, and occasionally flies in air shows. He is a deputy commander of CAP’s Michigan Wing, and he serves on CAP’s national standards and evaluation team.

When not flying, he is a lawyer in solo practice, focusing on aviation, compliance, information technology, privacy, and corporate transactions.