CFI

FLYING staff writer and certified flight instructor gives spirited rebuttal to contributor’s recent column.

How to get an airplane home? There was a plan, but reality intervened.

It’s a popular question, but here are four reasons why you might want to do your CFI and CFII part 61.

One of the best parts of being a flight instructor is that it gives you the opportunity to have a positive impact on someone’s life. Just as we tend to remember our favorite teachers from school, most pilots can remember their favorite flight instructors. One such example is Gerald (Jerry) Griggs, from Wichita, Kansas, who […]

If the teacher who had the biggest impact on your life was your flight instructor, we want to hear from you.

How can you prepare for the mindset of the pilot in the other seat?

As the days get shorter and shorter, CFI Michael Wildes gives you ways to make flying at night easier—and safer.

Teaching people to fly should incorporate risk management, yet currently the test standards for CFIs do not contain a mechanism for evaluating the applicant’s judgement toward risk. This will change with the release of the airman certification standards for CFIs, a document currently in development. The date for the release has not been set; however, […]

The majority of general aviation pilots across the country are renters and fly sporadically throughout the year. Most companies who rent aircraft require renter’s insurance, paid for by pilots, before they can take off. Aircraft renters insurance has always run on a monthly or yearly basis, until now. SkyWatch, an InsurTech company for aviation, announced […]

When you decide that you’re ready to learn how to fly, finding the right instructor is crucial.