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Planning Underway for Ascend Flight Training Summit

This year NAFI is joining AeroSummit, an aviation community-building leader, to deliver the Ascend Flight Training Summit in ...

AeroSummit and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) Announce Joint Venture: Ascend Flight Training Summit

AeroSummit and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) today announced the creation of the Ascend Flight Training Summit, a new education-forward national conference that will replace ...
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Flight Instructors: Finding One That Soars

When choosing a flight instructor, prioritize whether you'll enjoy spending time with them and trust their expertise and safety practices. Research potential instructors using online resources like ...
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How I Became a Flight Instructor

The 1500-hour rule for ATP certificates, implemented after the Colgan Air 3407 crash, drastically increased the demand for flight instructors (CFIs). Becoming a CFI is now a common stepping stone for ...
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Aviation professor: Majority of flight instructors have less than one year of experience

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - Late last month, flight instructor Timothy McKellar Jr., 22, and student pilot Connor Quisenberry, 18, died in a plane crash in Ohio County. The National Transportation Safety ...
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Career Flight Instructors Are Hard to Find But Worth the Search

I received a call from a recruiter for a regional airline who had stumbled across my CFI résumé someplace. As I have well over 1,500 hours, he wanted to know if I would like to fly for it. "No, thank ...