A handful of improvements across the board this month! With the transition to AC 61-65K, nearly every document received an update — even if just refreshed links to the new AC.

Two New CFI Prep Courses

This class is designed for anyone: Struggling with structure, unsure where to start, looking for a head start on CFI training, or just wanting to sharpen teaching skills.

• Meets once a week for 4 weeks via Google Meet — only 4 students per class!
• Teach, learn, ask and answer questions, give and get feedback, and build real confidence before your checkride.
• Now includes mock checkride prep in the final week!
• Next classes start: Saturday, Dec 6th and Sunday, Dec 7th

CFI & MEI Updates

• I.A. Behavior & Communication – Added new "attention" section + reorganized for clearer concept grouping
• II.K. Endorsements & Logbooks – Updated links to AC 61-65K and corrected FAR 61.39(g) and (h) references

CFI-I Updates

• II.A. Instruments & Navigation Equipment – Added detail on electrically vs. pneumatically powered gyros
• Various Lessons – Updated links to the new AC 61-65K

ACS Reviews & Syllabi

• CFI ACS Review – Updated to include recent CFI lesson revisions
• All syllabi – Updated with refreshed AC 61-65K links

What's Next

• 🧠 FOI Test Group (Free!) — I need 10 people currently working on the FOIs to test a new concept/product (hinted at in last month's update — and it's evolving fast!)
• 🎓 More Classes Coming Soon — Mock checkride prep, office hours, and additional training options are on the way
• 📦 Ongoing Improvements — Continuous updates to your content, slides, and syllabi

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🎃 Happy Halloween, Pilots! Here are your November Content Updates - and they're packed with progress! The biggest news: The CFI-I Keynote slides have been fully refreshed to match the new, modern style. Plus, new two CFI Prep Course dates, a few small content fixes, and some new things brewing behind the scenes!

CFI Prep Course

This class is designed for anyone: Struggling with structure, unsure where to start, looking for a head start on CFI training, or just wanting to sharpen teaching skills.

• Meets once a week for 4 weeks via Google Meet — only 4 students per class!
• Teach, learn, ask and answer questions, give and get feedback, and build real confidence before your checkride.
• Now includes mock checkride prep in the final week!
• Next classes start: Saturday, Nov 8th and Sunday, Nov 9th

CFI & MEI Updates

• II.E. Flight Controls & Systems: Added info on impulse couplings — common in GA magneto systems
• XV.B. Flight Review: Clarified FAR 61.56 notes and updated for the new CFI recent experience requirements
• IX.E. Rectangular Course: Fixed a wind direction typo

CFI-I Updates

• Uploaded: NEW Keynote refreshed slides! (PowerPoint and PDFs were in the last update.)
• II.A. XXX: Fixed the "coarse" acquisition typo

Other Content

• Minor updates and fixes in the PPL syllabus and Commercial ACS I.A. (FAR 61.123 link)

What's Next

• 🎓🗓️🧑‍✈️ — More flexible training options are in the works!
• 🧠💻🧑‍✈️ — A new way to interact with the Aviation Instructor's Handbook
• 📦 — And of course, the ongoing updates and improvements to your content, slides, and syllabi

🍂 Happy Fall! Here's everything included in the October updates. The biggest change is the long-awaited, totally refreshed CFI-I PowerPoint slides. They're cleaner, sharper, easier to use, and now match the style of the recently refreshed CFI and MEI slides. (The Keynote version will be in the next update—still a little more work to do there.)

New CFI Prep Course Dates

• Two new classes are starting this weekend (discounted due to short notice)
• Saturday, Oct 4 – 5:00–6:30 PM PDT
• Sunday, Oct 5 – 1:00–2:30 PM PDT

CFI & MEI Updates

• III.A. Pilot Qualifications: Corrected MOSAIC notes – Limited Aerial Work has been moved from the Sport Pilot section to the Light Sport Category Aircraft section
• III.C. Weather Information: Now includes a slide on Prog Charts, plus links to current/live Prog Charts and Surface Analysis Charts
• II.K. Endorsements & Logbook Entries: Fixed FSIMS 8900.1 link & added the CFI Knowledge Test endorsement to the endorsement table
• Various lessons: Cleaned up text and added links

MEI Updates

• Added the Risk Management for Multi-Engine Operations lesson to the MEI Appendix
• Recaps the three MEI Add-On ground lessons
• Includes scenarios to help students strengthen risk management & decision-making in multi-engine operations

CFI-I Updates

• NEW CFI-I PowerPoint & PDF Slides – fully refreshed and ready to use
• Keynote version coming soon!

What's Next

• The Keynote version of the new CFI-I slides
• More multi-engine syllabus content
• New products for Flight Schools & Independent CFIs
• And of course, a lot of exciting new ideas - I'll share more as they take shape!

We've got some exciting updates for September! Big changes include a brand-new Private Pilot Multi-Engine Add-On syllabus and notes on the new MOSAIC Sport Pilot changes that roll out starting October 2025 and July 2026.

CFI Content

• III.A. Pilot Qualifications: Added notes on MOSAIC Sport Pilot changes effective October 2025 & July 2026

CFI ACS Review

• III.A. Pilot Qualifications: Added notes on MOSAIC Sport Pilot changes effective October 2025 & July 2026

MEI Content

• ^Added a new Private Pilot MEI Add-On Syllabus

What's Next

• Refreshed CFI-I slides
• More multi-engine syllabus content
• And a whole slew of exciting new ideas - it's non-stop trying to improve and add to the content!

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This month's update brings a mix of highly requested new content and targeted refinements to keep your content sharp and consistent. The biggest change? The brand-new CFI ACS Review! I've also expanded the Commercial ACS Review with a new appendix that goes in depth on Common Carriage, Private Carriage, and Holding Out. Here's everything that changed:

ACS Reviews

• NEW: Highly requested CFI ACS Review has been added
• Commercial ACS Review: Added Appendix with NEW Common Carriage info

CFI & MEI Content

• II.H. Nav Systems & Radar Services: Added new DME service volumes image
• II.I. Nav & Flight Planning: Removed VOR MON info (can be referenced in II.H.)
• III.C. Weather Info: Corrected Winds/Temps Aloft updates to 4x per day

CFI-I Content

• II.A. Instruments & Nav Equipment: Added deice/anti-ice and weather detection info
• II.C. IFR Regulations & Pubs: Added Part 71 info and reorganized Parts 95 & 97
• III.A. Weather Info: Corrected Winds/Temps Aloft updates to 4x per day

What's Next

• MEI Syllabi are in the works
• The refreshed CFI-I slides are back - reviewing and formatting them for release will take some time
• A whole slew of exciting new ideas are in the works. I'll share more once they're a bit more tangible!

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