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United States’ National Association of Flight Instructors Set to Convene at Summit in October

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) announced it will convene its inaugural flight instruction safety and business summit on Oct. 24-26 at SUN ‘n FUN campus at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Florida, United States.

“The NAFI Summit will bring stakeholders in the flight instruction community together to share CFI tips, techniques and best practices, relevant business skills, and networking opportunities,” said NAFI President Paul Preidecker. “We will focus on the important topics of professionalism, proficiency and pilot well-being along with changes to FAA regulations and rules,” he added.

For many of NAFI’s flight instructors who are part-time and self-employed, developing personal business acumen in the current economic climate is essential and will be examined at the summit. “Additionally, the NAFI Summit will present information designed to improve the industry’s pass rates for initial pilot examinations,” Preidecker added.

The summit will feature keynote speakers addressing the vital role of flight instructors, with an emphasis on continuous improvement in safety and customer service. In the next few months, NAFI will provide updates as registration and hotel arrangements are made.

Call for Papers Issued

In addition to the keynote speakers, the summit agenda will have a schedule of 30-minute presentations related to flight instruction. NAFI is accepting presentation abstracts for its summit. Abstracts should be 200-250 words (Word or PDF preferred) and should relate to the following general areas:

  • Managing your own flight instruction business
  • Tips and techniques to improve your skills as an instructor
  • What went wrong…a look at accident data from instructional flights
  • Maintaining your health and well-being
  • Creating a path to success for students
  • Using new technology effectively

The deadline for submission is June 1. NAFI will follow-up with additional details about submitting the final presentations.

About the National Association of Flight Instructors

NAFI is the premier association of flight instructors in the world, with thousands of members. Its members relish being a part of the flight instruction community and benefiting from NAFI educational content, publications and programs. NAFI is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the profession of flight instruction through education, mentorship, and advocacy. The association is guided by the pursuit of aviation safety and the notion that better flight instructors train safer pilots.

Source: NAFI Press Release

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Spanish NGO Focused on Aviation Obtains Support from Spanish Flight School, World Aviation

Aviación Sin Fronteras España, a Spanish NGO linked to aviation, announced that the pilot school, World Aviation, labeled one of its training planes with the NGO’s logo as a sign of support and start of a collaboration.

“World Aviation thus joins the companies that support us selflessly, helping to give visibility to our NGO. In addition, and as we anticipated a few months ago, they will perform baptisms of the air both in light aircraft and helicopter in favor of the associations with which we collaborate, thus sharing their passion and love for aviation with the most needy. We couldn’t be happier or more grateful for this new partnership,” wrote Aviación Sin Fronteras España.

Source: Aviación Sin Fronteras España Announcement
Photo Credit: Aviación Sin Fronteras España (shown as meta image)

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EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship Program Reaches 300 Pilots

More than 300 young people have reached their dream of earning their pilot certificate with support from the EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program.

The scholarship program is funded by the Ray Foundation, managed by EAA, and administered through the EAA chapter network. Through the program, EAA is able to provide deserving youths up to $11,000 to help cover flight training expenses. EAA is receiving $1.8 million from the Ray Foundation for 2023.

“The cost of flight training can be a barrier for many aspiring pilots, so EAA working with the Ray Foundation helps break down the barrier and make the goal of becoming a pilot even more attainable for future generations,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programming. “We’ve found that more than 80 percent of Ray Aviation scholars are completing their pilot training, which is the complete opposite ratio of those who would start flight training on their own, so this program’s outcomes are having a direct, significant effect on the pilot population.”

There are EAA chapter and scholar eligibility requirements for the Ray Aviation Scholarship that indicate a commitment to success. Once a chapter is approved for the program, it nominates the chosen scholar for EAA’s final review. Many chapters are granted the full $11,000 for their selected scholar, but some chapters have committed 25 percent of the award to secure their slot in the program. All EAA and divisional chapters in the United States and Canada are eligible for a grant up to $11,000.

The Lightspeed Aviation Foundation and EAA award a Zulu 3 headset to each scholar after they complete solo flight or, if they soloed pre-scholarship, after passing the written exam. This is meant to recognize and incentivize the scholar as they progress and ultimately complete flight training.

Source: Experimental Aircraft Association Press Release

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Philippines’ CHED Chairman Visits Aviation Training and Flight School Group’s MoU Signing with 10 Higher Education Institutions

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera visited Pangasinan last Jan. 22, 2023 to witness the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between WCC Aviation Company and ten (10) Philippine Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to establish the Philippine-Canada Network for Sustainability.

Source: CHED Announcement
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Resilient Pilot is Awarded Share of UK Government Fund to Deliver Virtual NextGen Aviators Programme

Resilient Pilot is delighted to be awarded funding as part of the DfT’s ‘Reach for the Sky Challenge Fund’ to inspire and educate aspiring aviators between the ages of 11-18. The virtual programme aligns with the UK Government’s ‘Reach for The Sky’ programme objectives (raising the profile of the industry, outreach programmes, career pathways, skills and training) and Generation Aviation Campaign which aims to attract young people across the UK into aviation and raise awareness of all the opportunities within the sector. ICAO’s Next Generation Aviators Programme predicts global shortages of aviators until 2040. Resilient Pilot will play a key role to ensure there is a continuous pipeline of talented and resilient professionals entering the industry over the next 10 years. Over the long-term, the programme aims to reach 50,000 students, while encouraging 10% of them to embark upon the NextGen five-year continuous programme. We are thrilled to collaborate with Skyborne Airline Academy with CEO, Lee Woodward agreeing to support the evolution of the programme.

Resilient Pilot was born out of the Covid pandemic in May 2020 to support displaced pilots and aviation colleagues. The organisation has since evolved, gaining accreditation from The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (Gold Level) for International Standards of Mentoring and Coaching Programmes. The Resilience Development Programme offers virtual evidenced-based mentoring, coaching and competency development through scenario-based training simulation, delivered by competency-based training instructors and leading EBT software, Quantum. The programme brings together the experience and expertise of Resilient Pilot’s aviation professionals, mentors, coaches, CRMTs CBTIs and TRI/Es to provide pilots with a pioneering, virtual experience that aims to enhance continuous development, self-evaluation skills, resilience and – ultimately – operational performance and safety.

Resilient Pilot’s Founder and CEO: Stuart Beech, said: “As a young lad from Oldham, I was obsessed with becoming a pilot thanks to my grandfather’s taking me to airshows and to the end of runway 23R at Manchester Airport to watch planes take-off and land. The seed was planted, and I followed my dream. Since then, my passion has been to increase social mobility and increase awareness of the possibilities within the aviation industry for young people.

“Our resilience model provides the basis for all our virtual learning and development activities with aviators. It constantly assesses where they are and identifies countermeasures to help them develop their resilience. We have adapted our model to deliver the programme to aspiring Next Generation Aviation Professions. The total systems competency-based approach is designed to ensure continuous performance-based learning, engendering and embedding the concept of continuous marginal gains in personal and professional development as the industry gears up to introduce CBTA at all levels of the profession over the coming years.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper: “Innovation propels aviation and for it to face up to tomorrow’s challenges it needs an open and diverse workforce that can bring fresh ideas and ways of working. Our Reach for the Sky Challenge Fund recipients will be key to that, inspiring the next generation into the sector and helping to build an aviation workforce fit for the future. I was pleased to chair the first ever Aviation Council today and continue our healthy collaboration with industry, supporting it in every way we can, so it can continue to push boundaries.”

Source: Resilient Pilot Press Release

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