CFI Notebook - "Higher Education"

CFI Notebook


Aviation Information comes from a variety of sources, which requires a lifetime of dedication to perfect.

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.

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Preparation to teach a student requires time and effort, which comes in the form of a lesson plan. Every CFI has their personal preferences, but we can help you get started.

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Question of the Day


FAR _____ prohibits pilots, and remote pilots, from performing crew-member duties




Advice of the Day




Airplane of the Day


Aircraft of the Day


Learn more: Boeing 757

Helicopter of the Day


Helicopter of the Day


Learn more: Sikorski S-333

System of the Day


Hydraulics and Pneumatics: Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems provide mechanical advantage to system components



Aviator of the Day


Aviator of the Day

Wilbur Wright: Learn More!


Regulation of the Day


FAR 61.4: Qualication and approval of flight simulators and flight trianing devices



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)



Powerplant of the Day


R-985 Wasp Junior: The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior is a series of nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial aircraft engines built by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company from the 1930s to the 1950s



Event of the Day


Today in Aviation


Mishap of the Day


WPR20CA087: The NTSB 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.