The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has released the final five courses in its Professional Development Program, bringing the curriculum to 30 courses.
“NAFI’s Professional Development Program (PDP) provides the flight training community with valuable education to enhance technical and teaching skills, strategies to interact with students, and develops and mentors mastery of core concepts in aviation education and leadership,” officials said.
New courses include:
- Training Pilots in Command, by Karen Kalishek, DPE, NAFI Board Chair: This course discusses why PIC training is an important consideration in flight instruction relating to aviation safety, the ACS, and meeting regulatory requirements.
- Tips and Tricks of Online Ground Training, by Ned Parks, CFII-A, CFI-H, AGI, IGI, ATP: Provides tips and tricks for online training over Zoom, MS Teams, and other formats.
- Plan Now or Pay Later, by Rick Bartle, Senior Advisor, Stratus Business Development: Provides a checklist to help an aspiring aviation entrepreneur establish strong financial systems and management practices.
- Aeromedical Factors, by Victor Vogel, MD, CFII, AGI, IGI, NAFI Board Member: The important medical factors that CFIs should be aware of are reviewed in this presentation. In addition, preventive and correction factors, and maneuvers that every CFI should know and teach are presented.
- Pilots and Medications, by Victor Vogel, MD, CFII, AGI, IGI, NAFI Board Member: NTSB and FAA report that 40 percent of the pilots in fatal accidents tested positive for some form of drug. It is important for CFIs to be aware of these data and to teach both learners and pilots how to identify and avoid the potential hazards of flying while using impairing medications and drugs.
According to Karen Kalishek, NAFI Board Chair, NAFI will continue to expand the Professional Development Program “as part of its flight training excellence mission.”