King Schools and NAFI team up $5,000 CFI scholarship.
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AOPA Flight Training Survey now open
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) You Can Fly initiative has opened the 2018 Flight Training Experience Survey. It will remain online until Aug. 13. Each year, AOPA requests feedback from recent student pilots and pilots who have received instruction within the last year about their experiences and the quality of instruction from flight […]
Pilot Perspectives: Rod Machado
By DEREK ROBERTS. “You can make people cry or you can make them laugh.” A quip, by longtime CFI and renowned aviation author Rod Machado that almost perfectly encapsulates his unique and identifiable style. As any reader of Machado’s can attest, his material — seven books, countless articles, and dozens of videos — is as […]
WINGsReality EDU launches CFI Ground School 365
WINGsReality EDU has released an online, self-paced Certified Flight Instructor Ground School. Students seeking flight instructor certification can complete their ground training online from anywhere in the world, and on their own schedules. The interactive course offers distance students an opportunity to view full-length video presentations of a live classroom semester with a WINGsReality EDU […]
The Flight Instructor’s Manual updated
ASA has released the sixth edition of “The Flight Instructor’s Manual” by William K. Kershner. The manual serves as a guide for both new and experienced CFIs, ASA officials note. The new edition is organized so each chapter can be used as a stand-alone reference for a particular phase of instruction, allowing it to serve […]
Applications now being taken for CFI scholarship
Applications are now being taken for the second NAFI/King Schools scholarship for Certificated Flight Instructors. The scholarship, which is to help flight instructors further their education and training, is valued at $18,000, according to company officials. The scholarship includes access to the King Schools library of courses for life. The application form is now available online at […]
Sporty’s updates online FIRC
Sporty’s has updated its online Flight Instructor Refresher Course, adding the option for Sporty’s to process CFI renewal paperwork and issue a temporary certificate. Additionally, hundreds of content updates have been made to meet the latest FAA guidance, as well as include the latest general aviation technology. The updated FIRC also provides links to Sporty’s and […]
Financing your flight training
Most of us who fly came to the decision organically. Nobody forced us to fly. We wanted to. We yearned for the opportunity. We flew in our dreams and looked up to the heavens whenever the sound of an engine passed overhead. The decision was ours and we pursued it, each in our own way. […]
Reconsidering the CFI
I am a Certificated Flight Instructor. I’m proud of that fact. The CFI ticket is a highly sought after indication of capability that opens the door for many of us to our first professional gig as a pilot. It takes considerable study and focus to earn a CFI ticket, or the instrument instructor (CFII), or […]