California Aeronautical University | Instructor

California Aeronautical University seeks a part-time Flight Instructor to provide aviation training to students at its Bakersfield, CA campus. This temporary role focuses on delivering comprehensive flight instruction for various pilot certificates and ratings.

About the Role

The Flight Instructor will be responsible for delivering flight instruction and conducting preflight and postflight briefings for students enrolled in Part 61 and Part 141 flight lab courses. This includes providing training for private pilot, instrument, commercial pilot, Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), CFI-instrument, and multi-engine ratings, adhering to university syllabi, FAA-approved training outlines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Flight Information Files (FIFs). Key responsibilities encompass standardized instruction, student scheduling, progress monitoring, maintaining accurate records and endorsements, reporting attendance, fostering student motivation, safety reporting, and upholding a professional environment conducive to safe and timely student completion.

Requirements

• Ethical and professional conduct, maintaining high educational standards in support of student and university objectives.
• Compliance with local, state, accreditation, federal, and university requirements.
• Ensuring completeness, accuracy, and security of flight operation records, documents, and reports.
• Adherence to all company policies, procedures, SOPs, and FIFs.
• Accurate timekeeping.
• Management of assigned students (1 to 10), tracking progress against the academic term roadmap.
• Pacing flight scheduling towards course objectives, including a minimum of two flight activities per week.
• Delivering lessons aligned with University and Airman Certification Standards (ACS).
• Following the academic syllabus and FAA-approved Training Course Outline (TCO) lessons in Talon ETA.
• Maintaining student currency and qualification records.
• Recording lesson notes.
• Reporting attendance.
• Recommending corrective action plans when necessary.
• Attending required team meetings.
• Reporting safety issues through the University Safety Management System (SMS) WBAT.