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.

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CFI Notebook

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The CFI, or Flight Instructor Notebook, is an instructor's guide to navigating the sea of resources to provide useful 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 the knowledge is connecting the topics in such a way the student gains an appreciation of the "why" behind the facts.

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Trivia of the Day

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Trivia rolls-over daily, at midnight, Mountain Standard Time

Question of the day


Who can "initiate" a contact approach?

Advice of the Day


When changing frequencies, put the newly assigned frequency in the standby position and then switch, this way you can easily return to the previous frequency if unable to raise ATC.



Aircraft of the Day


Aircraft of the Day


Learn more: Cessna Citation Latitude

System of the Day


Fuel System: The fuel system is designed to provide an uninterrupted flow of clean fuel from the fuel tanks to the engine



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


DEN82DA125: The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: Physical Impairment (other organic problem)



Regulation of the Day


FAR 91.126: Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace



Aviator of the Day


Aviator of the Day

Wilbur Wright: Learn More!