CFI Notebook
CFI Notebook
The Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Notebook provides "Higher" education, bridging the gap between flight training and the airplane, enhancing your aeronautical experience with articles, multimedia, lessons, and references.
Get into it by reading our notebook articles or following along with our lesson plans.
CFI Notebook
The CFI 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
If the aircraft flown for currency is a tailwheel, landings must be?
Advice of the Day
Organize flight materials (maps, approaches, etc.) sequentially, prior to flight.
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
ERA14CA408: The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot/owner/builder's improper weight and balance calculations, which rendered the airplane uncontrollable in the pitch axis
