What A CFI Wants You To Know

Shorter initial flight lessons help build endurance and maximize learning efficiency in the cockpit.

There are ways to navigate aviation’s thickest reference manual without a pilot losing their mind.

Understand maintenance standards, inspections, and flight school red flags before taking off.

Student pilots should use METARs, TAFs, and interpolation skills to make smart go/no-go decisions.

Here’s what student aviators need to know about preparing for, finding, and passing the computer-based exam.

Here’s what to do when a flight instructor leaves and you are handed someone else’s client.

Recognizing changing conditions and knowing local landmarks can help student pilots avoid dangerous traps.

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.

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