about 15 minutes per flight lesson crafting one of these emails. (Maybe less if your cockpit notes are better than mine. What did I mean by "+ steep alt and bank Sebag" anyway?) You have to factor that in to how much you charge for your in-person time. I'll make the point again: This complements the debriefing after the flight and does not replace it. But it takes the onus off getting all the important points off the in-person debrief-that can be organic and immediate. The write-up is more comprehensive and structured. A side benefit is that this automatically creates a kind of training record. If you're an independent instructor and include a couple of other items, this could be your entire training record. If you're part of a 141 school, it could still be a useful supplement. Either way, it provides a great opportunity for you to review a client's progress. I haven't dug into ForeFlight logbook sharing, but its notes area might be capable of holding this same information right there in the flight record. Most importantly, it sets the stage for the next flight, whether that's instructional or not. Jeff Van West is a freelance aviation writer and flight instructor who wanders the world of aviation from his home base of Portland, Maine.