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Born in Poland, Radek Wyrzykowski immigrated to the United States in 1983 after he contributed mightily to the movement for a free Poland and endured imprisonment as a result. He earned his professional pilot degree at SUNY Albany-Mohawk Valley and has since provided more than 6,000 instructional hours exercising CFI and MEI privileges. He has served as Chief Flight Instructor for two different training institutions and has served as a contributor to the Polish aviation magazine PILOT Club.
Radek founded the IMC Club and served as its president until its acquisition by the Experimental Aircraft Association, where he then served as Senior Program Manager of Flight Proficiency Programs until 2022. Most recently, Radek published the book Becoming a CFI in 2021 and founded the Pilot Proficiency Network in early 2022.
Karen is the NAFI Board Chair, a Designated Pilot Examiner, three-time NAFI Master Instructor, CFI, CFII, MEI, CFI-G, AGI, IGI, FAA Gold Seal Instructor and FAASTeam Lead Representative. She teaches in a range of aircraft and enjoys flying her own RV6.
Karen is a Major in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), serves as a member of the WINGS Industry Network, contributes to the FAA Surface Safety Group, is an FAA Safety Team Lead Representative, and is active in several other aviation organizations. Karen is the 2019 National FAASTeam Representative of the year.
She became active in aviation after success as a senior VP in the banking sector, as a graduate school professor, and as President of her own international consulting business.
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