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08/25/2026

A summary for the NAFI community on Ascend Flight Training Summit. Ascend is a new event, co-founded by NAFI and Aerosummit — not a renamed NAFI Summit. It is open to all aviation professionals.

What to expect: expert sessions, a flight school expo, structured networking, and airline and aviation company recruiters on-site for direct career conversations.

Share this with someone in the aviation training community who should know about Ascend.
Registration is currently open:

08/24/2026

🎉 Four-time Master CFI! 🎉

Congratulations to John “Mike” Hardin on earning his *fourth NAFI Master Flight Instructor accreditation!*

With 15,000+ flight hours and 9,600+ hours of dual instruction, Mike’s dedication to flight instruction and aviation excellence continues to set an outstanding example.

Congratulations on this incredible achievement! ✈️

08/20/2026

✈️ A good landing starts with good instruction.

For CFIs, teaching a student when to flare can be just as challenging as teaching them how. Learn how to use visual cues, sight picture, and stabilized approaches to help students develop consistent, repeatable landings.

Check out this month's CFI Care Article on the NAFI Website: https://nafimentor.org/not-yet-not-yet-now/

08/19/2026

It’s MentorLIVE day! ✈️

Is your flight school getting everything it should from the debrief?

Join Brandon Williams TONIGHT for “The Debrief Is Broken at Most Flight Schools. Is Yours?”

Drawing from his experience as an Air Force instructor pilot, F-15E fighter pilot, airline captain, and aviation safety and human factors expert, Brandon will share practical tools to make debriefs more effective and actionable.

Learn the SEAL Framework and discover how better debriefing can improve performance, accountability, training consistency, and safety.

🗓️ Tonight | 8:00 PM EST
🔗 Register now at https://nafi.member365.org/public/event/details/2fb92f83e665ab70585c0decd9e6b5e27028a7ea/1

08/18/2026

For those who have attended the NAFI Summit over the years — thank you.

That event shaped careers and strengthened the profession of flight instruction. Its legacy is real.

This year, NAFI takes a new step. Ascend Flight Training Summit is a new event co-founded by NAFI and Aerosummit. It carries forward the mission of professional development and community and expands it significantly.

New additions include a flight school expo and airline and aviation company recruiters on-site for direct career conversations.

Ascend is a new event, not a continuation.
Registration is currently open

08/17/2026

Only 3 days until MentorLIVE!

What happens after the engine is shut down can be just as important as what happened in the air.

Join Brandon Williams for “The Debrief Is Broken at Most Flight Schools. Is Yours?” and discover how effective debriefing can help reduce repeated errors, improve student progression, strengthen CFI accountability, and build a stronger safety culture.

Brandon will introduce the practical SEAL Framework: Set the Tone, Ex*****on, Analysis, and Learning.

🗓️ August 19 | 8:00 PM EST
🔗 Register at https://nafi.member365.org/public/event/details/2fb92f83e665ab70585c0decd9e6b5e27028a7ea/1

08/16/2026

Clear skies and sharp minds! ✈️

Join this month's NAFI Special Interest Groups to connect and grow:
Aug 17: Instrument (7 PM ET) & Flight School Owners (7:30 PM ET)
Aug 18: Simulators (7 PM ET)
Aug 20: Seaplanes (8:30 PM ET)
Aug 23: 141 Instructors (8 PM ET)

See you there! 🛫

08/15/2026

📖 In case you missed it… The July/August issue of NAFI Mentor magazine is here!

Explore the latest issue featuring insights on teaching for judgment, lessons from medical education and flight training, and more. Read the latest issue and continue growing as a flight instructor and aviation professional.

08/14/2026

Ready to grow your flight school? ✈️📈

In Episode #156 of the More Right Rudder Podcast, Sarah Staudt and Tim Jedrek dive into "The Flight School Marketing System"

Learn Tim’s proven five-part strategy for:
- Websites & SEO to attract students.
- Paid Ads to drive leads.
- CRM Systems for effective follow-up.
- Business Metrics to track growth.
Stop guessing and start scaling your flight school or CFI business today.
📺 Watch now
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz3MLHbHZtc

Special thanks to Sporty’s for sponsoring this episode.

08/13/2026

One week until MentorLIVE! ✈️

The debrief is one of the most valuable learning tools in aviation training—but at many flight schools, it’s rushed, vague, inconsistent, or skipped altogether.

Join Brandon Williams on August 19 for “The Debrief Is Broken at Most Flight Schools. Is Yours?”

Learn how to:
• Improve ineffective debriefs
• Build psychological safety and accountability
• Use the SEAL Framework to turn debriefs into actionable learning
• Improve training consistency and safety

🗓️ August 19 | 8:00 PM EST
🔗 Register at https://nafi.member365.org/public/event/details/2fb92f83e665ab70585c0decd9e6b5e27028a7ea/1

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3101 E Milham Avenue
Portage, MI
49002

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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