"It's a new day at NAFI" said Jason Blair, Executive Director
of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), at a
press gathering this morning. Over the next few months NAFI will be
working with flight training organizations to improve the training
process and make flight training more affordable. "Flight
instructors are the key to growing aviation," Jason continued. NAFI
believes that without flight instructors there won't be pilots in
the future. NAFI will no longer be just a professional
organization. The new direction that the organization is taking
wants to focus on supporting the growth of aviation as a whole.
This new direction includes an effort to eliminate the stigma that
there needs to be a reason for flying.
Jason said that flying can have the same cost and sometimes even
be cheaper than other hobbies. We "get to teach them what people
for thousands of years have wanted to do," he says. Upon receiving
a pilots certificate "I've entered a community. I'm a pilot for
life," he said.
NAFI is hosting the "Learn to Fly" tent at EAA AirVenture along
some of their partners. The goal of the Learn to Fly tent is to
give people who are interested in flying but don't know how to get
started in touch with flight instructors and organizations that can
help them on their way to becoming a pilot.
In preparing for the new direction that NAFI is taking they have
revamped their Master CFI Program with the help of their members as
well as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new program
became active in June and is accredited under the FAA. They also
launched a new associates program for those who don?t want to
complete to whole Master CFI program. They plan to begin working on
a master ground instructors program.
Say Altitude Used by ATC to ascertain an aircraft's specific altitude/flight level. When the aircraft is climbing or descending, the pilot should state the indicated altitude round>[...]
Aero Linx: European Air Law Association (EALA) EALA was established in 1988 with the aim to promote the study of European air law and to provide an open forum for those with an int>[...]
From 2023 (YouTube Version): The Life, Death, Life, Death, and Life of a Glorious Warbird In 1981, business-owner Jim Tobul and his father purchased a Chance-Vought F4U Corsair. Mo>[...]
Also: USCG Retires MH-65 Dolphins, Irish Aviation Authority, NATCA Warns FAA, Diamond DA42 AD This summer, history enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to experience World Wa>[...]
Also: WACO Kitchen Bails, French SportPlane Mfr to FL, Dynon-Advance Flight Systems, Innovation Preview Bobby Bailey, a bit of a fixture in sport aviation circles for his work with>[...]