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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    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


    You depart an airport under a VFR flight plan with intentions to pick up an IFR clearance when beyond a certain segment of your trip (convert to IFR). What is the name of this type of flight plan? What should you enter on the flight plan form?

    Advice of the Day




    Aircraft of the Day


    Aircraft of the Day


    Learn more: Cessna 208 Caravan

    System of the Day


    Induction Systems: The induction system brings in air from the outside, mixes it with fuel, and delivers the fuel/air mixture to the cylinder where combustion occurs



    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


    MIA78DLA01: The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot in command's misjudgment of distance and speed and physical impairment from hyperventilation



    Regulation of the Day


    FAR 91.187: Operation under IFR in controlled airspace: Malfunction reports



    Aviator of the Day


    Aviator of the Day

    Wilbur Wright: Learn More!