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.
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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.
CFI Lesson Plans
Trivia of the Day
Trivia rolls over daily at midnight, Mountain Standard Time.
Private Pilot Question of the Day
Where is the main oil supply held in wet-sump versus dry-sump lubrication systems?
The storage and return arrangements differ. Use the correct servicing procedure, oil specification, and quantity for the installation.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
A stall warning returns as a pilot pulls out too abruptly after a recovery. What is the correct priority?
Promptly reduce angle of attack to remove the warning and restore stall margin, using appropriate power and coordinated controls in accordance with the aircraft procedure.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
Does being legally current establish that a pilot is ready for a particular flight?
No. Currency establishes only that specified regulatory requirements have been met. The pilot must also assess proficiency, physical and mental fitness, familiarity with the aircraft and equipment, and ability to handle the planned flight.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
Where is the diffuser section located in a gas-turbine engine?
Between the compressor and combustion sections.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
What role does the battery play when the normal charging source is unavailable?
Stored energy is finite; available backup capability depends on battery condition and the actual electrical architecture.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
Question unavailable.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
How are warning areas identified on aeronautical charts?
By "W-" followed by a designation number and, when applicable, a subdivision letter, such as W-285D.
Advice of the Day
Maintain a consistent flight training schedule. Long breaks in any kind of training, but especially aviation, will cause a dramatic loss of progress.
System of the Day
Cabin Heating and Cooling Systems: Cabin Heating and cooling systems provide conditioned air for comfortable operations during various weather conditions
Maneuver of the Day
Intercepting And Tracking: Radial intercepting and tracking establish the airplane on a predetermine radial and to track it to a location, thereby aiding in navigation.
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
ERA14LA450: The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff with the airplane's center of gravity aft of its limit and led the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and experience an aerodynamic stall during the initial climb.
