Neil Nederfield AMT of the Year

Kirk Peterson Avionics Technician of the Year

Jeff Moss CFI of the Year

Tom Turner FAA Safety Team Rep. of the Year

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt will present the 2010 National General Aviation Awards tonight in a special ceremony at Theater in the Woods.

This is the 47th year for the awards, which recognize top aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and safety for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety. Here are the 2010 recipients.

Neil Nederfield, Lafayette, New Jersey, Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) of the Year – selected from the Teterboro FSDO/FAA’s Eastern Region; Kirk Peterson, Larimore, North Dakota, Avionics Technician of the Year, selected from the Fargo FSDO area and the Great Lakes Region; Jeff Moss, Los Angeles, California, Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) of the Year, selected from the Van Nuys FSDO area and the FAA’s Western Pacific Region; and Tom Turner, Rose Hill, Kansas, FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year (previously Aviation Safety Counselor of the Year), selected from the Wichita FSDO area and the FAA’s Central Region.

The awards program is a cooperative effort between the FAA and more than a dozen industry sponsors including EAA.

“These awards highlight the important role played by these individuals in promoting aviation education and flight safety,” said JoAnn Hill, General Aviation Awards Committee chairperson. “The awards program sponsors are pleased that these outstanding aviation professionals will receive the recognition they so richly deserve before their peers in Oshkosh.”

Included in the prize package for all four award winners is an all expense paid trip to Oshkosh for the recipient and a guest to attend the awards presentation and other GA Awards activities.

Come out tonight and show your support for these elite general aviation professionals!