CFI Notebook
CFI Notebook
"Higher" education, bridging the gap between flight training and the airplane, enhancing your aeronautical knowledge with articles, multimedia, lessons, and references.
When ready, get into it by reading our notebook articles or following along with our lesson plans.
CFI Notebook
The CFI, or Flight Instructor Notebook, is an instructor's guide to navigating the sea of resources to provide helpful guidance for their students and themselves. Our notebook aims to enhance pilots' aeronautical knowledge by explaining various topics and referencing their sources to enable further learning.
Instructors recall this knowledge when building lesson plans. More important than knowledge is connecting the topics so that the student can appreciate the "why" behind the facts.
CFI Lessons
Trivia of the Day
Trivia rolls over daily at midnight, Mountain Standard Time.
Question of the day
This attitude results when pilots do not see themselves as being able to make a great deal of difference in what happens to them
Advice of the Day
Read NTSB reports for unfamiliar airports you will be operating out of to determine trends
System of the Day
Flight Control System: The flight controls are the devices and systems that govern the attitude of an aircraft and, as a result, the flight path followed by the aircraft
Maneuver of the Day
Soft Field Takeoffs: Soft field takeoffs are used to obtain maximum performance when departing from a soft or rough runway surface
Emergency of the Day
Engine Failure: The total loss of power requires immediate actions which depend upon speed (life) and altitude (life insurance)
Mishap of the Day
MIA01LA034: The NNTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked airplane during taxi operations at night
Regulation of the Day
FAR 91.161: Special awareness training required for pilots flying under visual flight rules within a 60-nautical