Successful aviation education requires balancing three major challenges that are different for every lesson. We fly in a highly distracting environment ...

Here are some critical take-aways from our fourth SAFE CFI-PRO™ Webinar on superior teaching, learning, and performance. See our SAFE YouTube channel for ...

Congress allocates money for the FAA every five years and consequently this disputational group gets to set some general priorities. The FAA ...

One of the silent killers of true pilot proficiency in modern flight training has been the FAA’s acquiescence to “supervised solo time:” 14 CFR ...

“Beginner’s Mind” is an attitude of openness to new experiences enabling awareness and flexibility in the face of challenges. Since every person has a ...

Every CFI has an awesome power for good (or harm) in the endorsements they sign. Most pilots think a DPE is “the gatekeeper” of aviation safety with ...

The amazing Garmin 430 came out in 1998, but my first view of one in a plane was May 12th, 2001 at a Saratoga crash site. This confused pilot had loaded ...

It is almost inevitable that when the total eclipse finally comes across Upstate NY where I live, I will be in Florida for training and flying ...

During primary training, most learners want to get to landings way too soon. Similarly, during IFR training, pilots push to begin working on approaches ...

“Hand flying” (no autopilot😳) is becoming increasingly rare during IFR (and even VFR) flying. We increasingly fly in a totally automated environment, and ...