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 David McVinnie started his pilot training in 1980 at Luck Field, a small airport South of Ft. Worth, Texas and earned his Private certificate in early 1981. Shortly thereafter, David was transferred to Langley AFB, VA where he completed training for his Instrument rating and Commercial certificate at the Langley AFB Aero Club. He finished his CFI training at the Lowry AFB Aero Club in 1985. He returned from an overseas assignment in 1989 and started actively instructing at the Kelly AFB Aero Club. He earned his CFII certificate in 1993 at Wright Flyers in San Antonio. He completed his multi-engine training at the Kirtland Flight Center in 1996 and returned to San Antonio in April 1997 to complete his MEI training. Mr. McVinnie passed his Single and Multi-Engine Airline Transport Pilot checkrides in April 2001. He completed Piper Malibu initial training in September 1999 and Piper Meridian training in December 2001 and works as an associate instructor for Lester Kyle, and for the Malibu/Mirage Safety and Training Foundation.
David and his wife Suzanne, also a pilot, moved to Albuquerque in 1994 and have actively worked in the aviation community ever since. In January 2000, he moved to Bode Aviation. David served as the Chief Flight Instructor for their part 141 operations through July 2007 and continues to instruct for Bode Aviation. In February 2008 he completed his type rating in the Eclipse EA500 and currently works part time for Team Aviation Training (TAT) as a simulator instructor.
David McVinnie has been an active Aviation Safety Counselor and FAA Safety Team (FAAST) Representative since 1992. He completed Phase XXII of the original Pilot Proficiency Program and the Master phase under the new wings program. He was selected as the Southwest Region General Aviation Flight Instructor of the Year in 1995, and received an FAA Flight Safety Award in 1997. He earned his Gold Seal in 1995 and was recognized as a Master CFI by the National Association of Flight Instructors in November 1997. He was selected to serve as a founding member of the National Instructor Safety Council in 2004. David completed the Cessna FITS instructor course at Independence and is a G-1000 qualified instructor. He was selected to be Designated Pilot Examiner for the Albuquerque FSDO in November of 2005 and designated as a Sport Pilot Examiner in September 2006. He has over 8,750 hours of general aviation experience including more than 6,300 hours as a flight instructor.
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