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 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


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



Aircraft of the Day


Aircraft of the Day


Learn more: Boeing 757

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



Aviator of the Day


Aviator of the Day

Wilbur Wright: Learn More!