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This interactive seminar explores methods to use AI to support instructors to develop impactful scenarios, ranging from simple exercises for early learners to complex, multi-variable situations for ad…

Join us to sharpen your instructional practice and become a stronger voice for safety and compliance in general aviation.

By adopting the presented strategies, flight schools can enhance the learning experience, reduce costs, and help students become proficient pilots more efficiently.

This presentation will outline the best AI tools and approaches for flight instructors to use. We’ll avoid the hype and focus on practical ways to advance the learning process using approachable and…

Attendees will gain data-backed insights into which training environments set students up for success, what challenges most frequently derail progress, and how flight schools and instructors can bette…

This presentation will discuss the implications for flight instructors, curriculum developers, and training organizations, with recommendations for integrating the DB more effectively throughout a stu…

Insights on teaching when and how to make a safe 180-degree turnback to the field after engine failure – supported by decades of research on “the impossible turn."

The session will cover key challenges faced during transitions, including increased power-to-weight ratios, complex avionics, and unique flight characteristics.

This presentation will provide recommendations on how flight instructors can help students maintain coordination during flight and avoid skids.

This presentation will look at events that have happened to the presenter, what she learned from these events, and how she has adopted her instructional approach to effectively deal with similar situa…

Risk management is a systematic decision-making process which must be taught by Certificated Flight Instructors (CFIs) and imparted to our learners.

Attendees will leave with specific training techniques, rooted in what the numbers tell us pilots are getting wrong, that go beyond the ACS to build true safety margins.

This session explores how flight instructors can foster both student and personal mental wellness by integrating stress management and resilience-building into the training environment.

We’ve all heard of “get-there-itis”. We can define it; we’ve experienced it. What about when the “there” is a deadline for a checkride that imposes pressure on the instructor?

This presentation proposes the integration of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd's OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) as a fundamental framework for cultivating proactive habits.

This presentation will challenge instructors to rethink how they use simulation in their training programs.

Attendees will walk away with the confidence to use NASA reports—not just as a "get out of jail free" card—but as a proactive, preventive safety tool.

Final thoughts and farewells from your NAFI Summit leadership.