Welcome Guest. Sign in or Signup

4 Answers

Tracking Student Progress

Asked by: 9434 views , , , ,
Flight Instructor

How do other CFIs track their student's progress towards a certificate or rating?  My fbo is pretty basic.  I've got a paper folder for students and it shows the tasks they've accomplished, but would like to see if there's an app or something more sophisticated available.

Ace Any FAA Written Test!
Actual FAA Questions / Free Lifetime Updates
The best explanations in the business
Fast, efficient study.
Pass Your Checkride With Confidence!
FAA Practical Test prep that reflects actual checkrides.
Any checkride: Airplane, Helicopter, Glider, etc.
Written and maintained by actual pilot examiners and master CFIs.
The World's Most Trusted eLogbook
Be Organized, Current, Professional, and Safe.
Highly customizable - for student pilots through pros.
Free Transition Service for users of other eLogs.
Our sincere thanks to pilots such as yourself who support AskACFI while helping themselves by using the awesome PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, and Android aviation apps of our sponsors.

4 Answers



  1. Cory Johnson on Apr 01, 2013

    Check out http://mypilotlicense.com

    It’s an online gradebook & student portal that lets students & CFIs collaborate on the flight training process.

    +2 Votes Thumb up 2 Votes Thumb down 0 Votes



  2. Cory Johnson on Apr 01, 2013

    This is something I’ve struggled with for a long time. I started with paper student folders, and then tried to modify Business Contact Manager. I finally built an app called My Pilot License. I’m actually just finishing it right now, and looking for some flight schools to test it out and provide feedback to me on how it works. Please visit my site. http://www.mypilotlicense.com and sign up to be part of the “Pilot” program.

    0 Votes Thumb up 0 Votes Thumb down 0 Votes



  3. Mark Kolber on Apr 01, 2013

    Nancy, it sounds like your school is using a version of the Jepp “horseblanket,” with a spreadsheet-like presentation, or one of the copies done by other companies.

    When I was teaching regularly, I put together an Excel spreadsheet that worked on the same concept. There might be things more technologically sophisticated but the general idea of a visual depiction that can tell you at a glance what’s been covered and what my not have been done in t along time and needs review, is hard to beat.

    It’s been a long time, but my old Tripod site (must be close to 15 years at this points) till seems to be up. Sorry in advance for the pop-up ads but if you want to download the spreadsheet and take a look, it’s at http://midlifeflight.tripod.com/cfi_stuff/index.htm

    0 Votes Thumb up 0 Votes Thumb down 0 Votes



  4. Brian on Apr 04, 2013

    I’ve a folder system that’s quite comprehensive. It allows detailed tracking lesson by lesson as well as a macro format to track overall progress. Pretty simple to pick up and run with, but will require the purchase of some form of folder.

    Personally I use: http://www.amazon.com/Globe-Weis-Pressboard-Fasteners-Expansion-616F21-3BLU/dp/B000FDPEH6/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1365105806&sr=8-15&keywords=legal+folders

    My website is http://www.eft12275.com E-mail me at bkonsko@gmail.com if you’d like log in information and directions to how and where to print out the information for these folders.

    0 Votes Thumb up 0 Votes Thumb down 0 Votes


The following terms have been auto-detected the question above and any answers or discussion provided. Click on a term to see its definition from the Dauntless Aviation JargonBuster Glossary.

Answer Question

Our sincere thanks to all who contribute constructively to this forum in answering flight training questions. If you are a flight instructor or represent a flight school / FBO offering flight instruction, you are welcome to include links to your site and related contact information as it pertains to offering local flight instruction in a specific geographic area. Additionally, direct links to FAA and related official government sources of information are welcome. However we thank you for your understanding that links to other sites or text that may be construed as explicit or implicit advertising of other business, sites, or goods/services are not permitted even if such links nominally are relevant to the question asked.