NAFI SUMMIT
Join your colleagues for a program designed to help you become a better CFI and pilot. Learn from industry experts, visit exhibitors, and network with fellow CFIs at the NAFI Summit.
January 13-15, 2025 // Daytona, Florida
Come to the NAFI Summit,
Go Home a better CFI.
Excellence in Flight Instruction
All of us at NAFI invite you to join your colleagues at NAFI Summit 2024. This year’s event will be held from October 15-17 at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus in Daytona Beach, Florida. The program will feature presentations that connect safety and professionalism with three main themes: train the trainer, mentorship and peer support, and pilot health and well-being. In addition to a valuable and informative program, you’ll have a chance to meet with exhibitors to see the latest in their products and services, and network with other instructors.
Be a part of the success of NAFI Summit by signing up now. And please encourage your friends and associates about the conference for CFIs by CFIs.
See you in Daytona Beach!
Blue Skies & Tailwinds,
Paul J. Preidecker
NAFI President
NAFI Summit
Keynote speakers
Special Guests
John & Martha King
King Schools, Inc.
Meet the Education Masters
Featured Dinner Speakers
John and Martha King have taught more pilots than anyone in the history of aviation. Through their video lessons, King Schools has delivered millions of courses to pilots in training.
King Schools continues to transform pilot training by pioneering the development of multimedia training programs on many aviation subjects including ground-breaking programs on aviation risk management.
Come hear from John & Martha King at NAFI Summit!
Register Today
$350
General Admission
$300
NAFI Members
$200
Master Instructor, DPE & Lifetime Members
Access to all Summit benefits at a price that recognizes your dedication to instruction.
Must be a current NAFI or SAFE Master Instructor or FAA DPE to qualify
$150
Military Members & Non-Members
Access to all Summit benefits at a price that recognizes your dedication to instruction.
$200ea
Flight School Rate,
3-5 Ticket Bundle
$150ea
Flight School Rate,
6-10 Ticket Bundle
Three Reasons to Join Us at Summit
Brad Palmer, General Aviation and Commercial Division of the FAA | NAFI Summit 2023
Learn from industry leaders
Hear from noted flight instruction experts on the vital role of CFIs, with an emphasis on improving safety, pass-rates, and customer service.
Connect with your peers
We all have stories to tell and information to share. The NAFI Summit will provide plenty of time to network with your friends and colleagues from around the industry.
Thomas P. Turner and Dr. Victor Vogel, chatting at NAFI Summit 2023
Teresa De Mers, Executive VP Marketing & Corporate Development of Lightspeed | NAFI Summit 2023
A priceless program
At long last, actionable solutions! Our program will give you valuable information you can use in your aviation career immediately.
This year, the program will feature presentations that connect safety and professionalism with three main themes:
Train the trainer
Mentorship and peer support
Pilot health and well-being
NAFI Summit
Sponsors
Become A Summit Sponsor
Bring more visibility to your business by getting your products or services in front of the NAFI aviation community. View our sponsorship opportunities below to learn more about the different perks built into each sponsorship tier, including in- and post-event promotion and exhibition space.
Begin your mission by either choosing a sponsorship level or by selecting a particular event, and we will help take your brand to new heights.
Act now to secure one of the limited Summit sponsorship slots.
Our Location:
Daytona, Florida
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s 185-acre eastern campus is located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The campus serves a diverse student body of approximately 7,200 undergrads and 800 graduate students from 50 states and nearly 100 countries.
Explore Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach is a city on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It’s known for Daytona International Speedway, which hosts February’s iconic Daytona 500 NASCAR race. The beach has hard-packed sand where driving is permitted in designated areas. Near the boardwalk’s rides and arcades, Daytona Beach Band-shell stages free summer concerts. Steps from the beach, Daytona Lagoon water park offers go-karts, laser tag and water slides.