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.

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CFI Notebook

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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.

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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


_____ are the primary source for obtaining preflight briefings and in-flight weather information

Advice of the Day


Looking down the runway when landing an airplane helps you time your flare as gives you a better reference to the true horizon rather than focusing on the ground rush.



Aircraft of the Day


Aircraft of the Day


Learn more: Cessna T-37 Tweet

System of the Day


Electrical System: The primary function of an aircraft electrical system is to generate, regulate, and distribute electrical power throughout 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


ERA14FA343: The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to secure the cargo in the cargo compartment, which resulted in a weight shift that led to the center of gravity exceeding its aft limit during a go-around attempt and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.



Regulation of the Day


FAR 91.113: Right-of-way rules: Except water operations



Aviator of the Day


Aviator of the Day

Wilbur Wright: Learn More!