CFI Instruction Hours Log
For flight instructors: dual given by student and lesson type, with 90-day activity — computed live, export-ready and private in your browser.
Built for flight instructors: dual given by student and lesson type, with 90-day activity.
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⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.
Free cfi instruction hours log for flight instructors: dual given by student and lesson type, with 90-day activity — the professional record that hour-gates, renewals and audits ask for, kept privately in your browser.
About CFI Instruction Hours Log
Instruction generates its own recordkeeping burden on top of a personal logbook: flight instructors need dual given by student and lesson type, with 90-day activity available on demand — for 61.195 limit compliance, renewal evidence, employer hour-audits or a student's training file. This tool isolates exactly that record. Each session logs the student, topic and time, while the summary maintains totals, a rolling 90-day activity figure and per-student visibility. Everything stays in your browser until you export the CSV, which drops cleanly into school records or renewal applications.
How to use CFI Instruction Hours Log
- 1Log each session with student, topic and time given.
- 2Watch totals, 90-day activity and per-student counts update.
- 3Export the CSV when schools, insurers or the FSDO ask for evidence.
Why use CFI Instruction Hours Log?
- ✓Purpose-built for flight instructors
- ✓Running totals plus rolling 90-day activity
- ✓Per-student/per-subject structure that mirrors how audits ask questions
- ✓CSV export drops into school or FSDO paperwork
- ✓Browser-private and free — no subscription, no account
Frequently asked questions
Why track dual-given separately from my own flying?+
Because every consumer of instructor time wants it isolated: 135 operators and airlines credit dual given toward their hour gates, the 61.195 limits cap instruction at 8 hours in 24, insurance for independent CFIs prices on instructional exposure, and renewal-by-activity arguments lean on documented teaching. A dedicated dual-given log with student and lesson type answers all four without re-mining your personal logbook.
How long must instructor records be kept?+
61.189(c) requires instructors to keep a record of endorsements for knowledge and practical tests, and solo endorsements, for at least 3 years — including the kind of test or check and the result. Many instructors keep them for their entire career because renewal-by-activity, Gold Seal applications and employment verification can reach back further than the regulatory minimum.
Does this replace my school's training records?+
No — Part 141 schools and most 61 academies maintain their own official training records, and those remain the documents of record. This is the instructor's personal layer: your portable evidence of activity that survives job changes, school closures and software migrations, in a plain CSV you control. The two should agree; yours is the one you can produce in five seconds.
Where is my logbook data stored?+
Everything you enter is saved in your browser's local storage on your own device — nothing is uploaded to any server. That means your flight records stay completely private, work offline, and load instantly. Use the CSV export regularly to keep an off-device backup copy of your records.
Can I get my data out if I switch tools later?+
Always — the CSV export is a complete, lossless dump of your instruction record, generated locally in one click. Import it into commercial logbook software, archive it in your records folder, or post-process it in a spreadsheet. No lock-in is a deliberate design decision: data you can't take with you isn't really yours.
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