What A CFI Wants You To Know

Prime Air runway overrun highlights critical importance of maintaining proper airspeeds and initiating timely balked landings.

Managing crowded airspace over corn mazes, wildlife overflight regulations, and rapid-onset seasonal fog can be concerning.

Vintage airplanes and cars, and Young Eagles flights encourage lifelong passion.

ATC often relies on GA airplanes to spot blazes and help search operations.

FAA regulates how much CFIs can fly per day.

Clarify ahead of time exactly which destination you’re departing for.

Learner decides they don’t want ground instruction refresher or CFI input while in the airplane.

Flight instructors can identify self-doubt and use targeted techniques to get learners back on track.

These essential preparation strategies help student pilots and CFIs manage navigation and avoid cockpit task saturation.

Preliminary NTSB report explores role of military signal jamming in recent accident and need for pilots to maintain robust situational awareness.