About NAFI
Get to know Us
Safety begins with you. Your role as a professional instructor is to provide quality training. NAFI’s role is to help you be the best.
NAFI is about you — the professional flight instructor.
What you do as a flight instructor has both an immediate and lasting effect on aviation safety and continued growth of our industry. Instruction is so much more than teaching skills. You are responsible for setting a good example, teaching responsibility, managing risk and safety, and supporting your own continuous improvement. A good instructor also understands that learning to fly offers deep emotional satisfaction. Who can forget the excitement of first taking the flight controls?
Flight instruction is a big job. That’s why NAFI has supported this vitally important part of the aviation community since 1967. NAFI seeks to mentor, educate, and advocate for those in our profession by offering the tools and programs you need to give the very best to your clients.
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About NAFI
Our Strategic Pillars
Our leadership…
Educates
Provides relevant and interesting professional educational events, materials, and opportunities to improve flight instruction.
Mentors
Demonstrates avenues for instructors to network with each other by sharing experience and best practices.
Promotes
Advocates for the flight instructor community by forming key relationships with industry, academia, and government agencies.
NAFI Vision Statement
Safer pilots through excellence in flight instruction
NAFI Mission Statement
NAFI promotes flight instructor excellence through education, mentorship, and advocacy
Code of Ethics
Preamble
As a member of the National Association of Flight Instructors, I accept the responsibility to practice my profession according to the highest ethical standards.
Therefore, we pledge to always:
Meet the Crew!
Our staff members are the face of NAFI. Serving vital roles in the organization, they manage the day-to-day operation and provide excellent customer service to support our membership.
Sharon Tackabury, Association Administration Manager
Our Friends in Aviation
Affiliates & Industry Relations
As the National Association of Flight Instructors continues its mission of advocacy, education, and mentorship, we have been fortunate to discover other like-minded organizations — like The Balloon Training Academy, JSfirm.com, and iFlight Planner!
When it comes to representing the interests of the flight training community, NAFI actively engages in developing testing and training standards, governmental oversight, and regular interaction with the aviation industry.
