GAA Live 2020

Catherine Cavagnaro

Presenter

Catherine Cavagnaro, CFI-I, ATP, PhD Based on her career as an aerobatic flight instructor, FAA designated pilot examiner, monthly contributor for AOPA Pilot Magazine and mathematics professor, Catherine will offer advice for pilots and flight instructors who want to improve their skills and safety.  She produces her own videos that make aerodynamic principles clear and interesting. Presenter Bio Catherine Cavagnaro serves as lead rep and DPE for the Nashville FSDO. She is an ATP-SEL, COM-MEL, COM-SES and glider. She holds CFI,SEL/MEL and Instrument ratings. Dr. Cavagnaro is Professor of Mathematics and was Chair of the Mathematics Department at the University of the South. She developed courses in aerodynamics, differential equations, and mathematical modeling using aviation examples. Catherine owns the Ace Aerobatic School in Sewanee, TN, where she is a widely known expert on spin training, recovery, and avoidance. During 2004-2008, Professor Cavagnaro served as a test pilot, spin demonstration pilot, researcher, and visiting professor of aviation systems at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. Catherine is the first woman to achieve both the 2018 National FAASTeam Rep of the year and the 2020 National CFI of the year. Host Bio CATHERINE CAVAGNARO - PRESENTER

Catherine Cavagnaro serves as lead rep and DPE for the Nashville FSDO. She is an ATP-SEL, COM-MEL, COM-SES and glider. She holds CFI,SEL/MEL and Instrument ratings. Dr. Cavagnaro is Professor of Mathematics and was Chair of the Mathematics Department at the University of the South. She developed courses in aerodynamics, differential equations, and mathematical modeling using aviation examples.

Catherine owns the Ace Aerobatic School in Sewanee, TN, where she is a widely known expert on spin training, recovery, and avoidance. During 2004-2008, Professor Cavagnaro served as a test pilot, spin demonstration pilot, researcher, and visiting professor of aviation systems at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. Catherine is the first woman to achieve both the 2018 National FAASTeam Rep of the year and the 2020 National CFI of the year.

Dennis Wolter

Presenter

Dennis Robert Wolter of Cincinnati, Ohio was the 2020 National Aviation Technician of the Year. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1969 with a B.S. in Industrial Design, taught engineering and aviation maintenance at Cincinnati State Technical College, and holds airframe and powerplant ratings and inspection authorization. In 1973 he founded Air Mod, which focuses on aircraft modifications, and he has written nearly a hundred articles for the American Bonanza Society and Cessna Pilots Association magazines.

Gary Brossett

Presenter

Gary Michael Brossett of Midland, Georgia was the 2020 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year.

Phil Boyer

Host