Powered by Human Intelligence; A Conversation with Jason Miller

The Finer Points’ Jason Miller on Flight Training Recovery, EFB Pitfalls, AI, and “Airplane Camp” Bill welcomes Jason Miller, two-time FAA Western Pacific CFI of the Year and founder of The Finer Points, to discuss how his platform evolved into an flight training app that models real-world lessons with briefings, flights, and debriefs across five courses. They talk about uneven student preparation, the 2015–2023 “explosive growth” period that left inexperienced CFIs training newer pilots, and signs of degraded proficiency and safety concerns, alongside the FAA’s overhaul of written tests to reduce memorization and align questions with the ACS. Jason explains the free CFI Club’s mentorship focus, monthly meetings, and “CFI Handbook” videos, and why he chose a career instructing path. They cover technology’s impact—YouTube safety content, EFB benefits and distractions, and best practices—plus thoughts on AI’s current limits and targeted uses. Miller also describes his mountain/canyon “airplane camp” adventure training emphasizing risk management and survival planning. This is Student Pilot Cast episode 087, Powered by Human Intelligence; A Conversation with Jason Miller. 00:00 Cold Open 00:27 Catch Up 06:19 State of Flight Training in 2026 08:59 FAA Written Test Overhaul 16:13 CFI Club 19:48 Why Jason Became a Career Instructor 30:31 Technology & Aviation Education 40:25 AI in Flight Training 45:49 Airplane Camp / Adventure Training