NAFI Unveils New CFI Column From Longtime Instructor

Brian Schiff shares his decades of experience with ‘CFI Care’ debut.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 09:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

NAFI board member Brian Schiff has started a monthly column devoted to imparting his knowledge as a flying instructor. [iStock]

Key Takeaways:

Veteran flight instructor Brian Schiff launched a new monthly column, "CFI Care," in the National Association of Flight Instructors’ (NAFI) eMentor newsletter.
The column aims to help flight instructors develop as better teachers by sharing Schiff's 40 years of expertise, humor, and storytelling.
Schiff emphasizes that CFIs learn alongside their clients and from other instructors, stressing the importance of effective communication to produce "great pilots."
NAFI supports this initiative to uphold and elevate professional standards among its extensive membership of aviation training professionals.

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What no one tells you about becoming a CFI is you will be learning along with your clients. So when you reach 40 years as a flight instructor like Brian Schiff has, you have a lot of knowledge to share.

This week Schiff’s column “CFI Care” debuted in the National Association of Flight Instructors’ (NAFI) eMentor newsletter. Schiff, who is also an airline pilot and NAFI board member, provides expertise served up through humor and storytelling to help instructors develop as better teachers of flight.