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NAFI president Paul Preidecker called Service Award winner Ned Parks “a friend and colleague of the industry” and said, “when I think of role models, Ned is at the top of the list.”

The National Association of Flight Instructors identified the need to bring aviation educators together in a conference format next October.

In the deal, PPN offers a $100 discount and a copy of Becoming A CFI to all new and current NAFI members

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has inducted legendary CFIs John King, Martha King, and Greg Brown, into its Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. NAFI director of program development and administrator of the Hall […]

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has elected Karen Kalishek as its new chair. Her term will begin on January 1, 2022. Kalishek, of De Pere, Wisconsin, has been a member of the NAFI board since 2018. She earned her private pilot certificate in 2006. These days, she’s a: designated pilot examiner, ATP, three-time […]

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) said in a news release that it plans to host 16 professional development center (PDC) sessions running Monday throung Friday at EAA AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. All sessions will take place at NAFI’s booth, #316, and they are open to member and non-member CFIs. “Launched in 2017, […]

Like so many of the exhibitors at the 2021 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, King Schools delivered its latest updates to the aviation industry in a hybrid format making the most of the technology while giving a chance for in-person contact. The livestream briefing, led by King Schools CEO Barry Knuttila, broadcast the conference from […]

Redbird Flight Simulations yesterday released the results of its first industry-wide survey conducted with the support of its partners to better understand how the flight training industry is surviving in the age of COVID-19. The 78-page document—The State of Flight Training—represents the first comprehensive survey of people from all facets of the industry, including full-time […]

Good instructors know that studying with friends makes tackling challenging—and sometimes mundane—topics a lot easier to get through. And no pilot we know truly enjoys sitting down with the latest FAR/AIM and memorizing the regulations within—unless as a sleep aid. A series of webinars produced by the National Association of Flight Instructors brings a wide […]

The National Association of Flight Instructors launches its new professional development program, a cooperative effort between NAFI and the aviation industry, tomorrow night via live streaming on FAASTeamTV. The new PDP segment begins at 8 p.m. EST. The program is the culmination of years of effort to give NAFI members a way to share instructional […]