LiftLine

How to Keep CFIs and Student Pilots in Sync Between Lessons

A practical look at the gap between one flight lesson and the next, and why the training loop matters.

Most flight training does not break during the lesson. It breaks between lessons.

The student leaves with notes, memories, a few things to study, and sometimes a vague sense of what is coming next. The CFI comes back days later and has to reconstruct what happened, what was covered, what still needs work, and what the next lesson should emphasize.

For Part 61 training, that flexibility is a strength. But flexibility works better when both people can see the same training picture.

A useful training loop answers four questions:

  1. What did we plan to cover?
  2. What actually happened?
  3. What should the student study before the next lesson?
  4. What needs the next rep?

LiftLine is being built around that loop.